Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1983.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
18 people listed on the 990.
Programs and updates
Supports libraries with private donations for collections, programs, and facilities.
Questions for The Library Foundation
Your first name shows with your question. The Library Foundation answers here, for everyone.
The topeka and shawnee county public library is the sole beneficiary of the assets of the fundraising efforts conducted by the library foundation. An annual distribution to the library results in the transfer of funds, according to established policy, that are used to promote the continued growth, enhancement, and development of…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 48-0956441) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 | $2.3M | $895K | $1.5M | $12.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 | $1.1M | $437K | $664K | $11.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2023 | $1.2M | $550K | $634K | $9.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 19, 2022 | $2.1M | $448K | $1.6M | $10.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 21, 2021 | $623K | $904K | −$281K | $8.3M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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