Connecticut · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF THE PORTLAND LIBRARY
FRIENDS OF THE PORTLAND LIBRARY (Connecticut) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,175 to it, the largest being MALTEMPO FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ($1,875). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $33k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $2k
- Net assets
- $54k
What Friends of the Portland Library does
Mission
Supporting and promoting the Portland Library, sponsoring culturally enriching opportunities for the residents of Portland, Connecticut through the Portland Library, informing the public of the resources and services of the Portland Library, and securing books, materials, equipment and services beyond the resources of the funds available to the Portland Library from the Town of Portland budget.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Provided funding to Library to support children's programs, teen programs and adult programs, which benefited the residents of Portland, Connecticut and surrounding communities.
$0 spentof which $16,831 as grants0% of program spendingProvided funding to Library for the purchase of downloadable ebooks, DVDs, and early literacy software, which benefited the residents of Portland, Connecticut and surrounding communities.
$0 spentof which $9,993 as grants0% of program spendingProvided in-kind donations and financial support to the library for: board books and literacy pamphlets for the Books for Babies program, museum passes, a staff appreciation lunch and staff-advised donations to library collection.
$2,996 spentof which $888 as grants100% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $2,996.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2020 to 2021, from $42k to $52k (+25%).
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.
94% of FRIENDS OF THE PORTLAND LIBRARY’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (65% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF THE PORTLAND 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 PORTLAND LIBRARY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 86% 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
“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 PORTLAND LIBRARY's grant income comes from Connecticut funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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 PORTLAND LIBRARY has grown faster than half of the 17,277 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,277 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like FRIENDS OF THE PORTLAND LIBRARY
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 Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE PORTLAND LIBRARY?
- FRIENDS OF THE PORTLAND LIBRARY (Connecticut) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,175 to it, the largest being MALTEMPO FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ($1,875). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF THE PORTLAND LIBRARY have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $2,175 in grants to FRIENDS OF THE PORTLAND LIBRARY.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF THE PORTLAND LIBRARY?
- MALTEMPO FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,875 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF THE PORTLAND LIBRARY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. 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 2017–2025), 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