California · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY
FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $220,153 to it, the largest being Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation ($200,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $339k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $220k
- Net assets
- $351k
What Friends of the Oakley Library does
Mission
Since 1972, the Friends of the Oakley Library have proudly supported the oakley public library. We speak out in the community about the value of our library, & advocate for positive library resources, programs & improvements
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Event costs for the fundraising dinner were our largest expense. (6,618) we had 130 attendees and raised 12,000 after expenses. Speakers shared the importance of libraries and their value.
$1,374 spent26% of program spendingSupplies for a variety of programs in the library included books for storytime, staff development and giveaways for summer reading; craft supplies; library staff supplies.
$3,019 spent57% of program spendingPerformers provided a beekeeping and ballet folklorico program, and a special craft during a halloween program. It also included a monthly reading program for elementary-aged students.
$925 spent17% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,318.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $18 → $66.
2 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 9% 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 OAKLEY LIBRARY’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 OAKLEY LIBRARY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 91% 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
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 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
100% of FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY's grant income comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $20k 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 OAKLEY LIBRARY holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
42%
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 FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY: 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 FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY?
- FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $220,153 to it, the largest being Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation ($200,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $220,153 in grants to FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY?
- Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $200,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF THE OAKLEY LIBRARY 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.
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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 3 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