Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $7,541,977
- Total expenses
- $5,757,405
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,982,353
- Grants paid
- $3,646,334
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $656,835
- Other revenue
- -$97,211
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,036,529
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $141,635
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $13,894,894
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,646,334
- Management and general expenses
- $1,057,871
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,053,200
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,646,334
Program services were 63.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$437,424
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$6,544,929
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$102,406
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3 · Investment income
total $246,316 · excluded $246,316
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $6,179,556
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $5,769,037
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $410,519
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $410,519 · excluded $410,519
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$51,600
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$437,424
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$148,836
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$97,236 · excluded -$97,236
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11d · All other revenue
total $25 · excluded $25
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11e · Other revenue, total
$25
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $3,646,334 · program services $3,646,334
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $590,347 · management and general $191,923 · fundraising $398,424
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $696,184 · management and general $460,622 · fundraising $235,562
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $25,836 · management and general $17,561 · fundraising $8,275
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $45,443 · management and general $23,480 · fundraising $21,963
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $99,157 · management and general $53,102 · fundraising $46,055
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $100,000 · management and general $100,000
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $214,440 · fundraising $214,440
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $19,008 · management and general $19,008
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11g · Fees: other
total $54,490 · management and general $54,490
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $9,332 · fundraising $9,332
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13 · Office expenses
total $136,671 · management and general $73,442 · fundraising $63,229
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14 · Information technology
total $46,373 · management and general $35,753 · fundraising $10,620
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $3,976 · management and general $3,976
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,364 · fundraising $3,364
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23 · Insurance
total $5,102 · fundraising $5,102
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24a · Other expenses: STEWARDSHIP
total $36,834 · fundraising $36,834
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24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES
total $14,520 · management and general $14,520
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24c · Other expenses: TRAINING
total $9,994 · management and general $9,994
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,054,856 · end of year $388,312
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $701,005 · end of year $673,370
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $847,457 · end of year $2,019,844
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,388 · end of year $744
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$36,870
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$30,825
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $9,409 · end of year $6,045
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $9,831,598 · end of year $10,948,214
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $73,022 · end of year $141,635
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $815,801 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,128,948 · end of year $8,239,433
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,428,942 · end of year $5,655,461
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (BPL), ENSURING THAT IT REMAINS VIABLE, ENGAGING, ACCESSIBLE, AND FREE TO ALL. THE LIBRARY FUND FULFILLS THIS MISSION BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DONORS AND OTHER FUNDERS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.
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FUNDS WERE PROVIDED TO THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR VARIOUS PROGRAM GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Expenses $3,646,334 · Grants $3,646,334
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Jeffrey B HawkinsJEFFREY B HAWKINS
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Hannah GroveHANNAH GROVE
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Louis MaiuriLOUIS MAIURI
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Taylor BrennanTAYLOR BRENNAN
PRESIDENT, EMERGING LEADERS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Lewis BurleighLEWIS BURLEIGH
FOUNDING DIRECTOR EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Grace FeyGRACE FEY
FOUNDING DIRECTOR EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Cliff CammockCLIFF CAMMOCK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Barry CantonBARRY CANTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Cynthia ClarkCYNTHIA CLARK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Adrienne Zak HuntADRIENNE ZAK HUNT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Derrick JohnsDERRICK JOHNS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
-
Michael KeatingMICHAEL KEATING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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David LeonardDAVID LEONARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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Merranda LoganMERRANDA LOGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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Raymond LiuRAYMOND LIU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1 + 0.1 related
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Leo LiuLEO LIU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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Amelia McCarthyAMELIA MCCARTHY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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Douglas CarneyDOUGLAS CARNEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.1
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Paula SakeyPAULA SAKEY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $334,002
- From this org
- $284,315
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,687
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $259,315
- Bonus
- $25,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,938
- Nontaxable benefits
- $37,749
- Filer's total
- $334,002
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Carol Estes-SchwartzCAROL ESTES-SCHWARTZ
DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY AND LEGACY GIVING
- Total calculated
- $213,964
- From this org
- $150,911
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $63,053
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,911
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,253
- Nontaxable benefits
- $55,800
- Filer's total
- $213,964
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Sarah DowSARAH DOW
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT SERVICES
- Total calculated
- $123,737
- From this org
- $112,654
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,083
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- ANNUAL MERIT BONUSES WERE PAID DURING THE YEAR TO SEVERAL EMPLOYEES.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
$3,646,334
SUPPORT BPL PROGRAMS
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · LIBRARY · MA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 7 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202512879349301471
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