Delaware · Nonprofit
DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (Delaware) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $137,779 to it, the largest being DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($137,704). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $59k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $138k
- Net assets
- $160k
What Delaware Library Association does
Mission
The Mission of the Delaware Library Association is to support libraries, share professional resources, and advocate for library workers and users.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Festival of Words Delaware: A free annual event for secondary students, teachers, and librarians developed to encourage a love of reading and writing by introducing young adults to diverse authors and ideas.
$4,177 spentof which $16,000 as grants43% of program spendingDelaware Library Association Scholarships: The organization offers scholarships to assist students enrolled in a library certification, ALA-accredited Master's Degree, or Doctoral program, as well as high school students wishing to pursue a career in librarianship for writing.
$0 spentof which $12,812 as grants0% of program spendingMaryland and Delaware Library Association Conference: This organization partners with its Maryland counterpart to offer an annual conference to DE and MD library staff, providing opportunities for professional development and networking.
$5,632 spentof which $2,699 as grants57% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $9,809.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $75 → $125k.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2022 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $75 that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Delaware, across 1 state.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $138k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Government funding DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $77k on record.
- ASSOC DUES AND CONF FEES$52k
- GRANTS$20k
- INSTR SUPPORT SERVICES$5k
- STUDENT BODY ACTIVITY$1k
- ADVERTISING$30
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Delaware
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
82%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION?
- DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (Delaware) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $137,779 to it, the largest being DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ($137,704). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $137,779 in grants to DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION?
- DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $137,704 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DELAWARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Delaware. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing