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Urban Libraries Council
The URBAN LIBRARIES COUNCIL is dedicated to strengthening and advancing the essential role of public libraries as dynamic, accessible places for opportunity, learning and innovation. We connect public library leaders and drive transformative change to enrich the lives of individuals and urban communities across north america.
- $181k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2024
- Itemized, FY2024
- $167k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $17,000
- States reached, FY2024
- 9
- Total assets, FY2024
- $4.4M
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Metropolitan Library | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oak Park Public Library | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District of Columbia Public Library Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greensboro Public Library Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Memphis Library Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Prince George's County Memorial Library System | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Richmond Public Library Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Pioneer Library System | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Metropolitan Library | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oak Park Public Library | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| District of Columbia Public Library Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greensboro Public Library Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Memphis Library Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Prince George's County Memorial Library System | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City of Richmond Public Library Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Pioneer Library System | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Urban Libraries Council supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Urban Libraries Council
- How much does Urban Libraries Council give?
- Urban Libraries Council reported 11 itemized grants totaling $167,000, out of $180,500 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does Urban Libraries Council fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2024, its largest causes are Youth Development (100%).
- Who are Urban Libraries Council's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2024: Columbus Metropolitan Library ($17k), Oak Park Public Library ($15k), District of Columbia Public Library Foundation Inc ($15k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Urban Libraries Council?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Urban Libraries Council based?
- Urban Libraries Council is based in DC.
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