Who funds The Free Library of Philadelphia
147 institutional funders have given since 2022, 121 of them directly, through tax year 2025.
Its two largest direct donors
- William Penn Foundation$2.7M2022–2024
- Philadelphia City Institute$944K2022–2024
A free account names its 5 largest direct donors, and the funders behind them.
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Latest return: tax year 2024, Form 990.
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.9M | $11.4M | $43.6M |
| 2023 | $11.7M | $14.1M | $42.9M |
| 2022 | $15.0M | $11.1M | $42.8M |
| 2021 | $11.7M | $12.3M | $37.3M |
| 2020 | $14.7M | $11.1M | $44.3M |
Contributions and grants received in 2024: $9.2M.
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Built from the organization’s public IRS Form 990 filings and the gifts other organizations report on theirs, processed by Aprize. Institutional donors only: individual donors are never shown. Data as of 1 November 2026.
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