California · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC (California) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $43,960 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($28,310). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2026
- $71k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $44k
- Net assets
- $1.4M
What Friends of the Library of Portola Valley Inc does
Mission
The organization promotes and augments the development and use of the resources and services of the Portola Valley Library for the benefit of local residents. The organization brings together people who view their local library as a valuable sources of community, interaction, and learning.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Programs
Children's programs include story times, summer reading session, presentations by visiting artists and scientists, and poetry celebrations.
$3,000 spentof which $3,000 as grants75% of program spendingTeen programs included Tech/Maker Initiatives, after-school meet-ups, presentations by visiting artists and scientists, and poetry celebrations. Due to the monies accrued but not spent during the COVID shutdown, FOPVL spent no money in this area.
$500 spentof which $500 as grants13% of program spendingOutreach programs include visits to local farmer's markets and schools.
$250 spentof which $250 as grants6% of program spendingThe organization hosted events in support of the One Book One Coast program.
$250 spentof which $250 as grants6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,000.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2025 to 2026, from $1.2M to $1.4M (+13%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
46% of FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (65% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $5k → $500.
2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 99% 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 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC’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
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 64% 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
99% 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 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 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
99% of FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC'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 $650 that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $43k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states 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.
Against its field
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,015 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,015 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2026
Organizations like FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC
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 California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
39% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
54%
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
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC?
- FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC (California) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $43,960 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($28,310). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $43,960 in grants to FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $28,310 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF PORTOLA VALLEY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2021–2026), and the filings of 4 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