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Libraries

Libraries nonprofits in the U.S.

Facilities which house a collection of materials including books, manuscripts, journals, government documents and non-print formats such as paintings, musical recordings, videotapes, films and data files which are organized for access by a targeted population. 3,186 libraries file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $2.3 billion in revenue and hold $8.9 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state. Also called Academic Research Libraries, Archival Work, Archives, Archivists, Book and Paper Conservation, Book Collections, College Libraries, College Research Libraries, Corporate Libraries, Depository Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Information Centers, Law Libraries, Law School Libraries, Legal Libraries, Libraries, Library Operation/Programs, Media Centers, Medical Association Libraries, Medical Libraries, Medical Society Libraries, Military Base Libraries, Municipal Libraries, National Libraries, Online Vendor Services, Presidential Libraries, Public Libraries, Reference Services, Religious Libraries, Research Libraries, School Libraries, School Library Media Centers, Special Libraries, State Libraries, University Libraries, University Research Libraries, Virtual Libraries.

The largest are The New York Public Library Astor Lenox And Tilden Foundations, Oclc Inc, and The Queens Borough Public Library.

Organizations
3,186
Total revenue
$2.3B
Total assets
$8.9B

Largest libraries

Ranked by revenue. Sort any column, or follow an org to track it.

Top 100 by revenue · 3,186 libraries nationwide
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Organization StateRevenueAssets Follow
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox And Tilden Foundations New York NY$397.1M$3.1B
Oclc Inc Dublin OH$257.7M$537.9M
The Queens Borough Public Library Jamaica NY$161.5M$163.4M
Lyrasis Alpharetta GA$129.7M$96.6M
The George W Bush Foundation Dallas TX$56.0M$711.3M
The Pierpont Morgan Library New York NY$55.1M$445.8M
P Permanent Archive Fund Biddeford ME$51.0M$36.1M
Pierce County Rural Library District Tacoma WA$48.2M$53.0M
Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA$47.3M$145.3M
Prince Georges County Memorial Library System Largo MD$41.4M$17.2M
Richland County Public Library Columbia SC$34.9M$26.3M
Reuben Mcmillan Free Library Association Youngstown OH$23.2M$96.0M
Ann Arbor District Library Ann Arbor MI$22.7M$51.3M
S Suffolk Cooperative Library System Bellport NY$20.2M$17.6M
Rochester Public Library Rochester NY$19.1M$18.0M
Live Oak Public Libraries Savannah GA$18.6M$36.7M
Allegheny County Library Association Pittsburgh PA$16.6M$1.9M
Robert W Woodruff Library Of The Atlanta University Center Inc Atlanta GA$15.7M$41.4M
Massachusetts Library System Inc Marlborough MA$15.3M$11.4M
Lake County Public Library Merrillville IN$15.3M$40.5M
Ck-12 Foundation San Jose CA$14.7M$8.0M
Pueblo City-County Library District Pueblo CO$14.2M$61.9M
Publishers International Linking Association Inc Lynnfield MA$13.9M$27.0M
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Buffalo NY$13.8M$4.2M
Montgomery County Norristown Public Library Norristown PA$13.4M$16.7M
Dolly Partons Imagination Library Of Ohio Dublin OH$13.3M$13.4M
Amigos Library Services Addison TX$13.2M$18.1M
N Nassau Library System Uniondale NY$12.3M$15.2M
Houston Academy Of Medicine Houston TX$11.4M$62.9M
Ferguson Library Stamford CT$11.3M$20.0M
The Newberry Library Chicago IL$10.9M$116.1M
Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium Inc Drexel Hill PA$10.8M$6.6M
C Community Information Trust Omaha NE$10.6M$151.5M
Mobius Columbia MO$10.5M$4.1M
Springfield Museums Corporation Springfield MA$10.4M$97.9M
O Ohionet Westerville OH$10.3M$9.0M
Washington County Free Library Hagerstown MD$10.1M$22.2M
S Star Library Foundation Biddeford ME$9.4M$9.4M
Dauphin County Library System Harrisburg PA$9.4M$28.9M
The Greenwich Library Greenwich CT$9.4M$87.5M
Proprietors Of The Boston Athenaeum Boston MA$9.0M$137.2M
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Foundation Incorporated Boston MA$8.7M$61.4M
Providence Public Library Providence RI$8.4M$30.2M
American Antiquarian Society Worcester MA$7.8M$120.3M
Boston Public Library Fund Inc Boston MA$7.5M$14.0M
F Friends Of The Elisha D Smith Public Library Inc Menasha WI$7.4M$2.6M
Cass District Library Cassopolis MI$7.1M$7.2M
Community Libraries Of Providence Providence RI$6.5M$3.3M
Washington Research Library Consortium Upper Marlboro MD$6.2M$18.7M
Emma S Clark Memorial Library Association Setauket NY$6.1M$10.4M
Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation Arlington TX$6.0M$34.7M
Louisville Free Public Library Foundation Inc Louisville KY$5.9M$27.1M
Rosenberg Library Association Galveston TX$5.8M$52.4M
Cabell County Public Library Huntington WV$5.6M$18.8M
H Haverstraw Kings Daughters Public Library Garnerville NY$5.6M$11.7M
Resources For Independent Living Inc Burlington NJ$5.4M$4.7M
Theodore F Jenkins Memorial Law Library Company Philadelphia PA$5.4M$17.4M
R Rogers Memorial Library Co Southampton NY$5.4M$11.0M
The Loyolanotre Dame Library Inc Baltimore MD$5.1M$14.2M
New Canaan Library Inc New Canaan CT$5.0M$51.0M
Chemung County Library District Elmira NY$4.9M$10.9M
Mount Vernon Public Library Mount Vernon NY$4.8M$2.8M
The National Press Club Journalism Institute Inc Washington DC$4.7M$11.0M
Winter Park Library Assn Winter Park FL$4.6M$10.5M
Letterform Archive San Francisco CA$4.4M$8.1M
Hosting Solutions And Library Consulting Philadelphia PA$4.3M$1.5M
Hall County Library System Gainesville GA$4.3M$4.5M
Library Association Of Sandusky Ohio Sandusky OH$4.2M$9.0M
Long Now Foundation San Francisco CA$4.2M$20.5M
Minuteman Library Network Inc Natick MA$4.1M$2.1M
F Friends Of The Prescott Public Library Prescott AZ$4.0M$14.3M
J Jal Public Library Fund Jal NM$4.0M$37.5M
Arrowhead Library System Mountain Iron MN$4.0M$8.2M
Fontana Regional Library Inc Bryson City NC$4.0M$5.1M
Southern Maryland Regional Library Association Inc Charlotte Hall MD$4.0M$5.1M
Joe And Jill Biden Presidential Library Foundation Wilmington DE$4.0M$4.0M
Rehoboth Beach Public Library Inc Rehoboth Bch DE$3.9M$4.6M
I Interlibrary Delivery Service Of Pennsylvania Doylestown PA$3.9M$3.2M
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library Collegeville MN$3.8M$43.0M
Westhampton Free Library W Hampton Bch NY$3.8M$9.0M
Wicomico County Free Library Inc Salisbury MD$3.8M$4.4M
Trustees Of The Free Public Library Of The Township Of East Brunswick East Brunswick NJ$3.6M$2.2M
Industrial Archives & Library Bethlehem PA$3.5M$19.7M
Little Free Library Ltd St Paul MN$3.4M$3.5M
Lafayette Library And Learningcenter Foundation Lafayette CA$3.4M$31.5M
The National Sporting Library And Museum Middleburg VA$3.4M$28.2M
H Hampton Bays Public Library Hampton Bays NY$3.0M$4.0M
Blackwater Regional Library Courtland VA$3.0M$3.8M
New York Metropolitan Reference And Research Library Agency New York NY$3.0M$6.1M
Science History Institute Support Company Philadelphia PA$2.9M$226.8M
Cli Prison Alliance Inc Raleigh NC$2.9M$2.0M
Private Academic Library Network Of Indiana Inc Indianapolis IN$2.9M$8.1M
Delray Beach Public Library Association Inc Delray Beach FL$2.8M$13.8M
Mount Laurel Library Association Inc Mount Laurel NJ$2.7M$2.2M
Imagination Library Of Colorado Denver CO$2.7M$822K
The Jones Library Inc Amherst MA$2.7M$14.5M
Valley Cottage Free Library Valley Cottage NY$2.7M$9.4M
Martinsburg Public Library Comm A Corp Created By Ord Of Council Martinsburg WV$2.6M$7.6M
The Mercantile Library Cincinnati OH$2.5M$12.2M
Community Library Association Pittsburgh PA$2.5M$7.2M
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All libraries by state

New York308 orgsCalifornia225 orgsTexas223 orgsPennsylvania185 orgsFlorida134 orgsMassachusetts128 orgsNew Jersey124 orgsOhio99 orgsMichigan95 orgsWisconsin94 orgsIllinois92 orgsMaine92 orgsVirginia77 orgsGeorgia73 orgsConnecticut72 orgsIowa72 orgsWashington65 orgsMinnesota64 orgsMissouri61 orgsNorth Carolina61 orgsTennessee57 orgsOregon49 orgsIndiana48 orgsColorado43 orgsKansas43 orgsAlabama41 orgsOklahoma40 orgsNew Hampshire39 orgsNebraska38 orgsVermont37 orgsArkansas35 orgsMaryland35 orgsMontana32 orgsIdaho29 orgsKentucky27 orgsNew Mexico26 orgsArizona25 orgsSouth Carolina22 orgsWest Virginia21 orgsAlaska19 orgs

Largest libraries by state

New York308 orgsCalifornia225 orgsTexas223 orgsPennsylvania185 orgsFlorida134 orgsMassachusetts128 orgsNew Jersey124 orgsOhio99 orgsMichigan95 orgsWisconsin94 orgsIllinois92 orgsMaine92 orgsVirginia77 orgsGeorgia73 orgsConnecticut72 orgsIowa72 orgsWashington65 orgsMinnesota64 orgsMissouri61 orgsNorth Carolina61 orgsTennessee57 orgsOregon49 orgsIndiana48 orgsColorado43 orgsKansas43 orgsAlabama41 orgsOklahoma40 orgsNew Hampshire39 orgsNebraska38 orgsVermont37 orgsArkansas35 orgsMaryland35 orgsMontana32 orgsIdaho29 orgsKentucky27 orgsNew Mexico26 orgsArizona25 orgsSouth Carolina22 orgsWest Virginia21 orgsAlaska19 orgs
Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & Business Master File. A 990 shows how an organization is run and funded — not its real-world outcomes. Figures are presented without evaluation; we do not rate, score, or rank organizations. · philanthropy.org