Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation

EIN 38-6085929

Arts, Culture & Heritage Community Arts & Public Programs

Mission

The Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation provides fundraising and advocacy support for the Grand Rapids Public Library, soliciting and administering funds for endowment, capital, and special projects to help the library deliver quality services to the greater Grand Rapids community.

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

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About Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation

The Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation is the exclusive fundraising and advocacy partner for the Grand Rapids Public Library, operating as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The Foundation raises and manages endowment and gift funds, issues grants to the library for programs and capital needs, and works with donors and community partners to expand access to library services. In recent years the Foundation has supported community-facing programs and collections preservation while stewarding an endowment that underpins grants to the library. Foundation-funded support has helped the library expand outreach (including the Mobile Library), sustain summer reading and early literacy efforts, and fund cultural and educational programming across neighborhood branches. The organization is an active, donor-facing charity with a public web presence and regular financial reporting; its EIN (38-6085929) is consistently associated with the Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation in IRS filing aggregators and nonprofit databases, confirming it is the correct organization for the provided EIN.

Notable achievements

Sustained Endowment and Asset Growth

The Foundation has maintained and grown a multi-million dollar endowment that provides ongoing investment income to fund library grants and initiatives, supporting long-term financial stability for library programs.

Significant Grantmaking to Library Programs

The Foundation routinely grants funds to the Grand Rapids Public Library for programs and special projects (for example, granting several hundred thousand dollars in recent fiscal years) that support youth literacy, community enrichment, technology access, and historical preservation.

Support for Outreach and Summer Learning

Foundation support has helped expand the library’s outreach work—such as the Mobile Library and summer reading programs—contributing to thousands of participants (including over 8,700 Summer Reading Challenge participants and Mobile Library engagement of 500+ children in recent reporting years).

At a glance

Total assets: $9.0M
Annual revenue: $938K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 38-6085929
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Website: grplfoundation.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Registered 501(c)(3) public charity and the official fundraising partner for the Grand Rapids Public Library (documented in the Foundation’s public materials and library annual reports).

Profiled in major nonprofit data repositories and filing aggregators (organization and EIN 38-6085929 appear in nonprofit databases and Form 990 repositories).

Listed and recognized in local library annual impact reporting for its role in funding library services, programs, and collections preservation.

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