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The Association for Rural and Small Libraries
Arsl builds strong communities through advocacy, professional development, and elevating the impact of rural and small libraries.
- $725k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 49
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 45
- Organizations funded FY2022
- Itemized, FY2024
- $591k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $14,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $355k
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Education$896kEnvironment$200k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Memorial Library | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Cutler Memorial Library | $30,000 | 2 | 12% |
| Town of Bernardston | $26,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Orford Social Library | $25,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Town of Westford | $21,813 | 2 | n/a |
| Piermont Public Library | $17,452 | 1 | n/a |
| Bixby Memorial Free Library | $15,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Casco Library Association | $15,000 | 1 | 10% |
| D a Hurd Public Library Association | $15,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Town of Webster | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Memorial Library | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Cutler Memorial Library | $30,000 | 2 | 12% |
| Town of Bernardston | $26,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Orford Social Library | $25,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Town of Westford | $21,813 | 2 | n/a |
| Piermont Public Library | $17,452 | 1 | n/a |
| Bixby Memorial Free Library | $15,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Casco Library Association | $15,000 | 1 | 10% |
| D a Hurd Public Library Association | $15,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Town of Webster | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Hancock | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Walter T a Hansen Memorial Library Tr | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Livermore Library Association | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Olive G Pettis Memorial Library | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Meredith Library | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ipswich Public Schools | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Milbridge Public Lib | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Voluntown Library Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arvin a Brown Public Library | $15,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Somesville Library Association | $15,000 | 1 | 21% |
| China Library Association Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 47% |
| Sanbornton Public Library | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Holbrook Public Schools | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ashby Free Public Library | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| East Bridgewater Middle School - Town of East Bridgewater | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Wells River Library Association | $15,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Town of Plainville | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Harrison Village Library | $15,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Whitefield Library | $15,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Town of Voluntown | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cook Memorial Library | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Effingham | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lawrence Memorial Library | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Moultonborough Public Library | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Lee Library | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| William a Bachelder Library Association | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Rockingham | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hollis Center Library Association | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Buck Memorial Library | $15,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Lincoln Library Inc | $14,952 | 1 | 22% |
| Peacham Library Inc | $14,600 | 1 | 13% |
| Hubbard Free Library | $14,500 | 1 | 10% |
| Whitefields Official Library Friends | $14,410 | 1 | n/a |
| New Ipswich Library | $14,113 | 1 | 21% |
| Town of Warren Vermont | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Monson Free Public Library Association | $13,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Norman Williams Public Library Inc | $12,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Town of Wilmot | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Blake Memorial Library | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Public Library Association of Westminster West Vt | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Chester | $11,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Mercer | $11,065 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Allenstown Public Li | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bridgton Public Library | $10,885 | 1 | 2% |
| Town of Allenstown | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Friends of the Hopedale Library Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Charlotte | $9,093 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Gladys E Kelly Public Library Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Liberty Library Association | $8,772 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Castine | $8,580 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Springfield Town Library Inc | $8,580 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Montague | $8,465 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Amesbury Public Library | $8,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Barnet | $8,033 | 1 | n/a |
| Highgate Library and Community Center | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Orwell | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mattawamkeag Public Library | $7,887 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Hampden | $7,713 | 1 | n/a |
| Pembroke Library Association | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Greensboro Free Library | $7,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Town of Plympton Library Associatio | $7,354 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Randolph Public Library Inc | $7,180 | 1 | n/a |
| Jaquith Public Library | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Putney Public Library | $6,115 | 1 | n/a |
| Waterford Library Association | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Clapp Memorial Library Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Warwick Free Public Library | $5,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Gaylord Memorial Library | $5,800 | 1 | 17% |
| Friends of Canaan Town Library | $5,559 | 1 | n/a |
| Katahdin Public Library | $5,535 | 1 | n/a |
| Lubec Memorial Library | $5,400 | 1 | 2% |
| The New Vineyard Library Association Inc | $5,175 | 1 | n/a |
| Craftsbury Public Library Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Town of Randolph | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bennington Free Library | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Holbrook Public Library Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dyer Library Association | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
The Association for Rural and Small Libraries supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 27 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 27.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation IncNY22.7× affinity9 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc · Maine Community Foundation Inc · Center for Technology and Civic Life · The Vermont Community Foundation · Maine Humanities Council · Davis Family Foundation · Vermont Humanities Council · Vermont Afterschool Inc · Vermont Council on the Arts Inc · New Hampshire Charitable Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
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About The Association for Rural and Small Libraries
- How much does The Association for Rural and Small Libraries give?
- The Association for Rural and Small Libraries reported 49 itemized grants totaling $591,054, out of $724,688 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does The Association for Rural and Small Libraries fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (82%), Environment (18%).
- Who are The Association for Rural and Small Libraries's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Russell Memorial Library ($30k), Cutler Memorial Library ($30k), Town of Bernardston ($26k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Association for Rural and Small Libraries?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation Inc, Maine Community Foundation Inc, Center for Technology and Civic Life.
- Where is The Association for Rural and Small Libraries based?
- The Association for Rural and Small Libraries is based in WA.
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