Massachusetts · Nonprofit
KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC
KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,306 to it, the largest being EASTERN BANK FOUNDATION ($1,152). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $68k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $1k
- Net assets
- $275k
What Kingston Public Library Foundation Inc does
Mission
Charitable purposes to support the Kingston Public Library
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Provided funding for purchase of new lobby furniture and moveable walls for the Kingston Public Library.
$26,747 spentof which $26,747 as grants67% of program spendingProvided funding to the Kingston Public Library for purchase of materials for library certification and budget shortfall. These materials included digital resources such as ebooks and audio books.
$10,000 spentof which $10,000 as grants25% of program spendingProvided funding for repair of Kingston Public Library LED sign.
$2,400 spentof which $2,400 as grants6% of program spendingProvided funding for Kingston Public Library staff continuing education.
$500 spentof which $500 as grants1% of program spendingProvided funding for police detail for Kingston Public Library Book R Treat event
$330 spentof which $330 as grants1% of program spendingProvided funding for Kingston Public Library subscription to Dlvr.it
$65 spentof which $65 as grants0% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $40,042.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $36 → $89.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 12% 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 KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION 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
KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 88% 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 93% · 2023 56% — diversifying over time.
“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 KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Massachusetts funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $154 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.
Against its field
KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,277 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,277 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Government funding KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $3k on record.
- (PP) STATE AID/POL SUB$3k
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.
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In Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
99%
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 KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC?
- KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,306 to it, the largest being EASTERN BANK FOUNDATION ($1,152). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $1,306 in grants to KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC?
- EASTERN BANK FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,152 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like KINGSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. 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