LIBRARIES WITHOUT BORDERS

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B19

Classification

1000

Street

244 MADISON AVE STE 1018

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• LOZA VIVE! - LOIZA, PUERTO RICO IS THE CENTER OF AFRO-PUERTO RICAN LIFE AND ONE OF THE POOREST COMMUNITIES ON THE ISLAND. WITH LOW LEVELS OF DIGITAL LITERACY AMONGST RESIDENTS AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE COMMUNITY RESULTING FROM GENTRIFICATION, HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF AFRO-PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE ARE AT RISK OF BEING LOST. THEREFORE, LWB IS PARTNERING WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS, ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO CREATE A NETWORK OF SIX DIGITAL ARCHIVES ACROSS LOIZA. LWB IS WORKING WITH RESIDENTS TO TEACH DIGITAL AND CULTURAL ARCHIVING SKILLS AS WELL AS ORAL AND VIDEO STORYTELLING. LWB IS ALSO FACILITATING A SERIES OF TRAINING WORKSHOPS TO EQUIP COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY RECOGNIZE, DOCUMENT, AND RECORD THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE.

  Expenses $315,080

• LIBRARY OUTREACH - CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY: IN 2024, LWB COLLABORATED WITH THE CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY TO HOST A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON THE TOPIC OF REIMAGINING LIBRARY OUTREACH AND ACCESS. THIS INCLUDED TWELVE TOTAL SESSIONS COVERING TEN DIFFERENT TOPICS OVER THE COURSE OF NINE MONTHS. THE TRAININGS PROVIDED LIBRARY STAFF FROM AROUND THE STATE WITH STRATEGIES, TOOLS, AND FRAMEWORKS TO EXPAND THEIR REACH AND IMPACT WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. USING THEIR OWN LIBRARY AND LOCAL DATA, PARTICIPANTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE BARRIERS TO ACCESS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND REIMAGINE THEIR OUTREACH STRATEGY UTILIZING THEIR EXISTING ASSETS. FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY: IN 2024, LWB PARTNERED WITH FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY TO CONDUCT LOCAL AND NATIONAL RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICES TO EXPAND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR BOOKMOBILE AND EXPLORE OPTIONS TO IMPLEMENT COURIER SERVICES. SCHOOL-LIBRARY PARTNERSHIPS: IN 2024, LWB LAUNCHED A NATIONAL INITIATIVE, COLLABORATING WITH PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE U. S. TO EXPAND LIBRARY USAGE FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH AND FAMILIES. IN EACH PARTNERSHIP, LWB IS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH LOCAL LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC BARRIERS PREVENTING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FROM USING LIBRARY RESOURCES.

  Expenses $263,255

• PUERTO RICO LIBRARY DIRECTORY - IN 2024, LWB BEGAN WORKING WITH LIBRARIES ACROSS PUERTO RICO TO CREATE A CENTRALIZED, DIGITAL DIRECTORY THAT IDENTIFIES THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT LIBRARIES OFFER. THIS PROJECT WILL BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO LIBRARY ACCESS BY INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES OFFERED BY PUERTO RICO'S LIBRARIES. IT WILL RESULT IN IMPROVED UTILIZATION OF LIBRARY SERVICES, PARTICULARLY AMONGST UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED RATES OF BASIC AND DIGITAL LITERACY.

  Expenses $108,855

• BALTIMORE CROWN - LWB EXPANDED ITS WORK WITHIN BALTIMORE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BLACK MENTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE TO CREATE THE BALTIMORE CROWN PROJECT, WHICH WILL INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE ACCESS WITHIN TRUSTED COMMUNITY SPACES; SPECIFICALLY, LOCAL BARBERSHOPS AND SALONS ACROSS BALTIMORE CITY. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING FOR SHOP AND SALON STAFF IN SUPPORTING CLIENTS AND DIRECTING THEM TO RELEVANT COMMUNITY RESOURCES. IT WILL ALSO OFFER STAFF AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE FREE MENTAL HEALTH CHECK-INS, CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS DIRECTLY TO LOCAL RESOURCE OFFERINGS, AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH RELATED TOPICS.

  Expenses $101,174

• GENERAL PROGRAM - IN 2024, LWB EXPANDED ITS STRATEGY TO PARTNER WITH LIBRARY SYSTEMS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO IDENTIFY AND REMOVE BARRIERS PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING THEIR FREELY AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND TO, ULTIMATELY, EXPAND LIBRARY REACH. THROUGHOUT 2024, LWB WORKED ON SEVERAL KEY PARTNERSHIPS BUILT AROUND THIS MODEL.

  Expenses $45,251

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $1,160,237

  Expenses

  $983,647

  Contributions

  $1,130,294

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,670,837

  Expenses

  $926,932

  Contributions

  $1,632,750

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $680,279

  Expenses

  $1,105,876

  Contributions

  $626,081

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $680,279

  Expenses

  $1,105,694

  Contributions

  $626,081

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,422,769

  Expenses

  $1,184,054

  Assets (EOY)

  $806,580

• 2021 · 990-PF

  Revenue

  $1,255,339

  Expenses

  $1,142,456

  Assets (EOY)

  $312,829

• 2020 · 990-PF

  Revenue

  $797,837

  Expenses

  $835,548

  Assets (EOY)

  $183,639

• 2019 · 990-PF

  Revenue

  $621,597

  Expenses

  $506,491

  Assets (EOY)

  $218,629

• 2018 · 990-PF

  Revenue

  $393,832

  Expenses

  $366,097

  Assets (EOY)

  $109,221

• 2017 · 990-PF

  Revenue

  $930,843

  Expenses

  $1,019,167

  Assets (EOY)

  $82,710

• 2016 · 990-PF

  Revenue

  $1,406,648

  Expenses

  $818,297

  Assets (EOY)

  $663,736

• 2015 · 990-PF

  Revenue

  $269,980

  Expenses

  $250,557

  Assets (EOY)

  $75,385

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $295,630

  Expenses

  $266,705

  Assets (EOY)

  $55,962

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $301,917

  Expenses

  $283,009

  Assets (EOY)

  $27,037

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2011

Tax period

1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011

Principal officer

Mark Cramer

Mailing address

2230 Bay StreetSan Francisco CA 94123

Website

www.librarieswithoutborders.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATION

  $193,971

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• US IGNITE INC

  $136,460

  2022 · SUBAWARD

• CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

  $135,337

  2024 · CHARITABLE DONATION

• CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA

  $115,392

  2024 · CHARITABLE DONATION

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $80,500

  2022 · EDUCATION

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $45,500

  2024 · ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $35,000

  2023 · RELIGION

• PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATION

  $15,680

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $15,000

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $12,500

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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