EIN 36-3579536

Friends of the Hennepin County Library

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
13
Year formed
1986
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Friends of Hennepin County Library fundraises and promotes awareness, appreciation, and support for the library through author lecture series.
Total revenues
$4,920,419
2022
Total expenses
$3,996,666
2022
Total assets
$7,411,418
2022
Num. employees
13
2022

Program areas at Friends of the Hennepin County Library

Library support: as the Library's nonprofit fundraising partner, fhcl builds Library awareness and appreciation through compelling storytelling and raises significant financial resources for Library strategic priorities, including workforce development, community outreach, youth development and the world class collection. Together, we envision a Hennepin County where Library services ensure that every person has the opportunity and resources to read, graduate, engage, work and learn.
Public awareness and donor engagement: talk of the stacks is a free author lecture series produced by Friends with guest authors who focus on contemporary literature and culture across an array of social, economic and global topics. In total, 2,347 individuals attended five virtual programs and 1,221 accessed on-demand recordings throughout the year at no cost. Volunteer opportunities for the virtual-only format in 2022 remained paused. In addition to these five programs, four author/book club panel events were produced with 905 individuals attending live and another 1,112 attendees viewing the on-demand recording thereafter. (continued on schedule o)further public awareness pieces on behalf of the Library system: 4,300 printed event guides were distributed to audience members at the six in-person pen pals events, and 800 attendees accessed virtual event guides. More than 26,300 print newsletters were distributed. 65+ email communications were sent to 21,900 e-news subscribers. Social media followers (facebook, instagram, twitter, linkedin) grew to 11,480 subscribers, and fhcl website access grew to 94,212 visitors.
Pen pals: pen pals is the highly acclaimed, longest running literary series in the twin cities featuring award-winning, best-selling authors who speak on their life and work as writers. This author lecture series generates income supporting the organization's mission. Twenty-eight (28) volunteers assisted staff at six (6) in-person events, contributing 336 hours to the program. In 2022, 4,383 people attended in-person events, and 2,846 households attended virtual livestream programs or on-demand recordings.

Who funds Friends of the Hennepin County Library

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$81,898
Firefly Scientists FoundationLatinx and Native Outreach Programming$75,000
Schwab Charitable FundEducation$45,060
...and 49 more grants received totalling $603,061

Personnel at Friends of the Hennepin County Library

NameTitleCompensation
Kristi PearsonChief Executive Officer$171,104
Adam BreiningerChief Operating Officer$104,669
Julie AllinsonPresident$0
Rudy HernandezTreasurer$0
Mohammed LawalSecretary$0
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for Friends of the Hennepin County Library

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,242,561
Program services$367,194
Investment income and dividends$132,436
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$178,228
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,920,419

Form 990s for Friends of the Hennepin County Library

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-05-31990View PDF
2021-122022-06-01990View PDF
2020-122021-06-03990View PDF
2019-122020-12-01990View PDF
2018-122019-09-14990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Pikes Peak Library District FoundationColorado SPGS, CO$1,251,710
Friends and Foundation of the Rochester Public LibraryRochester, NY$3,440,482
Milwaukee Public Library FoundationMilwaukee, WI$1,251,867
Pope Memorial LibraryNorth Conway, NH$2,252,957
Winter Park Public LibraryWinter Park, FL$5,467,196
Jenkins Law LibraryPhiladelphia, PA$4,798,390
Library of Virginia FoundationRichmond, VA$1,300,237
Memphis Library FoundationMemphis, TN$5,043,192
Data update history
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $26,250 from American Endowment Foundation
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 30 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Mortenson Family Foundation
August 1, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
August 1, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsLibraries and archivesAdult education providersCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Provides grantsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
Address
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
County
Hennepin County, MN
Website URL
supporthclib.org/ 
Phone
(612) 543-8100
IRS details
EIN
36-3579536
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1986
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B60: Adult, Continuing Education
NAICS code, primary
51912: Libraries and Archives
Parent/child status
Independent
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