Minneapolis, MN

FRIENDS OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY

EIN 36-3579536

Education & Youth Development Literacy & Reading Children & youth

Mission

Friends of the Hennepin County Library is the fundraising partner of Hennepin County Library, building awareness, appreciation, and financial support to strengthen library services, collections, outreach, youth development, and student success.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About FRIENDS OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY

Friends of the Hennepin County Library (FHCL) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fundraising partner that raises private funds and builds community support for the Hennepin County Library system. The organization produces public author series and donor engagement programs, funds strategic library priorities, and amplifies library services across Hennepin County. FHCL operates event series (Pen Pals and Talk of the Stacks), membership and sponsorship programs, and grantmaking to the library system to expand collections, outreach, and youth-focused services. In recent years FHCL has reported multi-million dollar annual revenues and multi-million dollar funding commitments to support library priorities and patron services.

Notable achievements

Major funding to Hennepin County Library

In fiscal 2024 FHCL reported approximately $2.4 million in grants/allocations to the library and announced a $4 million funding commitment for 2026 to support student success, outreach, youth development, and the collection.

High-attendance author series (Pen Pals)

Pen Pals, the long-running literary series produced by Friends, attracted roughly 5,600 in-person attendees and 3,340 virtual/on-demand household views in 2024, continuing decades of public literary programming.

Robust volunteer and membership base

FHCL reports a community of roughly 10,000 supporters and mobilizes volunteers for events (e.g., 43 volunteers supporting Pen Pals in 2024, contributing hundreds of hours).

At a glance

Total assets: $8.5M
Annual revenue: $4.3M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 36-3579536
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Website: www.supporthclib.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Pen Pals described by FHCL as the Twin Cities’ longest-running and highly acclaimed literary series, regularly attracting nationally recognized authors.

Talk of the Stacks promoted as an award-winning, free author lecture series that provides accessible public programming and virtual access for wide audiences.

Maintains publicly available annual Form 990 filings and organizational financials; recognized in nonprofit databases and charity profiles as the official fundraising partner for Hennepin County Library.

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