Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$594,272

Total expenses

$1,910,860

Contributions and grants received

$506,561

Grants paid

$1,741,967

Program service revenue

$50,766

Investment income

$36,945

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$1,697,365

Total liabilities, end of year

$545,802

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,151,563

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,835,083

Management and general expenses

$55,804

Fundraising expenses

$19,973

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,835,083

Program services were 96.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION EXISTS TO RAISE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE FOUNDATION ALLOWS THE LIBRARY TO DO MORE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY GIVEN THE WORK OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF TRADITIONAL LIBRARY SERVICES IS NOT FUNDED BY THE STATE AND LOCAL TAX DOLLARS RECEIVED BY THE LIBRARY. WHEN YOU INVEST IN THE WORK OF THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY THROUGH THE FOUNDATION, YOU INVEST IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND. YOUR INVESTMENT IMPACTS THE FOLLOWING AREAS: FOUNDATION GOALS GOAL 1 ACHIEVE FINANCIAL TARGETS IMPLEMENT FMP (FACILITIES MASTER PLAN) CAPITAL ENHANCEMENTS TO AUGMENT THE CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY TEN-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN TO IMPROVE ALL 27 OF ITS NEIGHBORHOOD BRANCHES, THE FOUNDATION WILL LEAD FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR FMP CAPITAL ENHANCEMENTS TO ACTIVATE THE SYSTEM'S OUTDOOR SPACES AT EACH BRANCH INCLUSIVE OF NAMING OPPORTUNITIES. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS TO SERVE AS WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE SPACES THAT BRING LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DIRECTLY INTO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. EACH SPACE WILL BE DEVELOPED IN TANDEM WITH THE LIBRARY'S CAPITAL PROJECTS TEAM AND WILL REFLECT THE DIVERSE AND DISTINCT NEIGHBORHOODS IN WHICH THEY RESIDE. FMP CAPITAL ENHANCEMENTS WILL ADDRESS THE LIBRARY'S BROADER STRATEGIC GOALS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: GOAL 2 ENSURE THE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE FOUNDATION BUILD THE OPERATING RESERVES OF THE FOUNDATION AND DEVELOP RESERVE FUNDING POLICY. GOAL 3 RAISE FUNDING TO SUPPORT READING LITERACY & DIGITAL EQUITY PROGRAMS THE FOUNDATION WILL RAISE FUNDING FOR LIBRARY READING AND DIGITAL EQUITY PROGRAMS TO HELP THE LIBRARY ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS IN THESE AREAS WILL ALLOW THE LIBRARY TO SERVE MORE AUDIENCES IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND AND BEYOND. GOAL 4 PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS REAL- TIME COMMUNITY NEEDS THE FOUNDATION WILL PROVIDE FUNDRAISING DOLLARS TO THE LIBRARY TO SUPPORT OTHER AREAS OF ITS STRATEGIC PLAN THAT ADDRESS REAL-TIME COMMUNITY NEEDS. GOAL 5 BOLSTER THE FOUNDATION'S REPUTATION IN THE REGION THROUGH ENHANCING BOARD INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENGAGE NEW AUDIENCES BUILD THE REPUTATION OF THE ORGANIZATION BY ENGAGING NEW AUDIENCES. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE LENS OF PAR: - PHILANTHROPY: GIVE OR GET NEW FUNDRAISING DOLLARS - ADVOCACY: PARTICIPATE IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS THAT YIELD FINANCIAL, LEGISLATIVE, AND/OR POLICY RESOURCES FOR THE LIBRARY AND ITS MISSION - RELATIONSHIPS: IDENTIFY NEW AUDIENCES TO INTRODUCE THE WORK OF THE LIBRARY & FOUNDATION ENSURE EVERY CHILD READS: CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY PRIORITIZES ITS YOUTH LITERACY EFFORTS. FROM STORY TIME, TUTORING, AND HOMEWORK HELP TO RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS, OUR ROLE IS TO ENSURE CHILDREN HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL READERS. COMMUNITY CONNECTOR: THE LIBRARY SERVES AS A CONNECTOR FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER BASIC NEED RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY. WHETHER ADULT PATRONS NEED ACCESS TO EDUCATION SERVICES OR CHILDREN NEED ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS, YOU CAN FIND IT AT CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY. WORKFORCE READY: THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ENSURES CLEVELANDERS HAVE THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORKFORCE. BRIDGE THE CULTURAL DIVIDE: THE LIBRARY OFFERS PEOPLE A PLATFORM TO LEARN FIRST HAND FROM EACH OTHER AND COME TO APPRECIATE THE VARIETY AND RICHNESS OF THE WORLDS CULTURES. EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, OUR FEATURED EXHIBITIONS, AND COLLECTIONS PRESENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO BROADEN THE AVENUES FOR INTERCULTURAL ENGAGEMENT.

  Expenses $1,835,083 · Grants $1,741,967 · Revenue $50,766

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

• CLEVE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND BRANCHES

  $1,367,300

  PROGRAM SUPPORT

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

8 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

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