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EIN 77-0142379

San Jose Public Library Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
54
City
San Jose
State
California
Year formed
1987
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
B70: Libraries, Library Science
Description
The San Jose Public Library Foundation empowers and educates the community by providing advocacy, financial support, and leadership to the public libraries and educational programs throughout San Jose. Its programs envision true equity by fortifying community members with knowledge and skills to actively participate in democracy, as well as supporting a variety of education and enrichment programs for residents of all ages. This includes the coding5k, wee programs, San Jose learns, and more.
Total revenues
$6,175,965
2023
Total expenses
$6,485,194
2023
Total assets
$16,617,956
2023
Num. employees
54
2023

Program areas at San Jose Public Library Foundation

Educate: the Foundation supports a variety of education and enrichment programs that serve residents of all ages, from infants to senior adults, making every Library a center for lifelong learning and includes the coding5k, wee programs, San Jose learns, partners in reading, career online high school, and working scholars programs.
Empower: the Foundation's programs envision true equity by fortifying community members with the knowledge and skills to actively participate in democracy, bolstering their ability to move along life's path or to chart a new course entirely and includes the sj access, sj aspires, sjpl works, resilience corps, family, friend, and neighbor (ffn) caregiver support network programs.
Engage: the Foundation enhances the Library's role as the heart of the community, strengthening its function as a dependable and vibrant neighborhood gathering place, a trusted hub for sharing ideas, resources, and information and includes the branch support, art and culture, teenhq, summer learning, and sj engage programs.

Grants made by San Jose Public Library Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Sacred Heart Community ServiceEmpower$89,250
SourcewiseEmpower$80,900
Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF)Empower$22,750

Who funds San Jose Public Library Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Schwab Charitable FundEducation$275,350
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$205,013
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$123,250
...and 13 more grants received

Personnel at San Jose Public Library Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Dawn CoppinChief Executive Officer$186,625
Nicole ChittyChief Philanthropy Officer
Monique GarciaProgram and Operations Director
Kendra O'DonoghueHighly Comp$146,561
Yesenia RamosResilience Corps Director / Resilience Corps Manager
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for San Jose Public Library Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,679,684
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$516,948
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-20,667
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$6,175,965

Form 990s for San Jose Public Library Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-14990View PDF
2022-122023-09-14990View PDF
2021-122022-11-05990View PDF
2020-122021-10-01990View PDF
2019-122021-02-26990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 18, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 5, 2025
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Tides Foundation
September 10, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
July 17, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Broadcom Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $129,725 from Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSchoolsLibraries and archivesCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Provides grantsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 611540
San Jose, CA 95161
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
County
Santa Clara County, CA
Website URL
sjplf.org/ 
Phone
(408) 808-2174
IRS details
EIN
77-0142379
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1987
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B70: Libraries, Library Science
NAICS code, primary
51912: Libraries and Archives
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
067241
FTB Entity ID
1576854
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-03-19
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