NonprofitsDigital Public Library Of America

Digital Public Library Of America

BOSTON, MA

Total revenue

$1.5M

Total expenses

$1.5M

Net assets

$850K

Grants received

$4.3M

25 grants

EIN

461160948

Tax year

2023

Mission

The Digital Public Library of America empowers people to learn, grow, and contribute to a diverse and better functioning society, we do this by maximizing public access to our shared history, culture, and knowledge.

Programs

4 programs

Wikimedia Engagement Program: To build and expand a centralized Wikimedia Engagement Program that will take 15 million culturally rich digital files from 1,000 member institutions from DPLA available on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and related sites.

Expenses: $215K

Cultural Heritage: DPLA's commitment to aggregating digital collections for public use is fundamental and mission-critical. This work has made millions of materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country available to all in a one-stop discovery experience, https://dp.la. The cultural heritage network and platform laid the foundation for what DPLA is known for today: fruitful collaboration in pursuit of technology-based solutions to common challenges. We remain intent on the expansion of this program toward our goal of ensuring that every cultural institution in the nation has a pathway to contribute-particularly community-based efforts that represent experiences that have been historically marginalized.

Expenses: $481K

Innovation

Expenses: $39K

Other Program Expenses

Expenses: $8K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.1M
Program service revenue$405K
Investment income$4K
Other revenue$4K
Total revenue$1.5M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.1M
Fundraising$153K
Other expenses$452K
Total expenses$1.5M
Total assets$1.1M
Net assets$850K

People

10 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Felton Thomas

Board Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Laura DeBonis

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

Jill Bourne

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

Elaine Westbrooks

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Joshua Frazier-Sparks

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Kelvin Watson

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Marcia Walker-McWilliams

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Joseph Lucia

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

John Bracken

Executive Director

Staff

$309K

40 hrs/wk

Micah May

Director of Ebook Services

Staff

$170K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 25 of 25

FromAmountPurposeYear
$500K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$50K
TO SUPPORT ANNUAL CONFERENCES AND VIRTUAL CONVENINGS FOR LIBRARY EXECUTIVES DESIGNED TO ADVANCE LIBRARIES AS DIGITAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.
2024
$250K
in support of general operations
2023
$250K
TO BUILD AND EXPAND A CENTRALIZED WIKIMEDIA ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT WILL MAKE 15 MILLION CULTURALLY RICH DIGITAL FILES FROM 1000 MEMBER INSTITUTIONS FROM DPLA AVAILABLE ON WIKIPEDIA, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS AND RELATED SITES
2023
$25K
TO PROMOTE ADOPTION OF THE PALACE STRATEGY BY LIBRARIANS, THE PALACE MANAGER BY LIBRARIES, AND THE PALACE APP BY EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES.
2023
$25K
TO PROMOTE ADOPTION OF THE PALACE STRATEGY BY LIBRARIANS, THE PALACE MANAGER BY LIBRARIES, AND THE PALACE APP BY EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES.
2023
$850K
TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MODELS FOR ADVANCING RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE ARCHIVAL FIELD
2022
$325K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2022
$200K
in support of its general operations
2022
$125K
TO PROMOTE ADOPTION OF THE PALACE STRATEGY BY LIBRARIANS, THE PALACE MANAGER BY LIBRARIES, AND THE PALACE APP BY EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES.
2022
$50K
TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF SOCIAL MEDIA DATA AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS, POLICY MAKERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
2022
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
2021
$21K
in support of general operations.
2021
$21K
In support of general operations.
2021
$7K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$500K
TO CONTINUE THE GROWTH OF DPLA EXCHANGE FOR ENHANCED EBOOK ACCESS BY THOUSANDS OF LIBRARIES WHILE DEVELOPING AN ONGOING REVENUE STREAM FOR DPLAS FUTURE
2020
$311K
TO CREATE AND SUPPORT A COHORT OF TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND LIBRARY LEADERS WITHIN DPLA THAT ARE COMMITTED TO EMBRACING INNOVATION AND TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES
2020
$250K
in flexible support for the organization's COVID-19 response work.
2020
$150K
TO SUPPORT A SUITE OF COVID-19 RESPONSE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY ARCHIVES CAPTURING THE EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND EXPANDED ONLINE RESOURCES
2020
$55K
TO SUPPORT WORK TO FURTHER MISSION.
2020
$50K
TO DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE INGESTION OF DATA FROM NATIONAL AGGREGATORS INTO WIKIMEDIA COMMONS USING CONTENT FROM THE DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA IN A PILOT EFFORT
2020
$10K
TO BUILD MORE RESILIENT AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE BY STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF THEIR LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES AS LEADERS IN DIGITAL INNOVATION USED TO EDUCATE, INFORM AND CONVENE.
2020
$2K
in support of general operations.
2020
$210K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$4.3M from 9 funders · 25 grants · 2017–2024

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$1.2M · 7 grants · 2020–2024

Alfred P Sloan Foundation

$1M · 5 grants · 2020–2023

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

$850K · 1 grant · 2022

John S And James L Knight Foundation

$546K · 6 grants · 2020–2024

New Venture Fund

$325K · 1 grant · 2022

Wikimedia Foundation Inc

$105K · 2 grants · 2020–2021

The Max Stenbeck Charitable Fund

$50K · 1 grant · 2022

Details

EIN461160948
Subsection03
Ruling date2013-03
Formed2012
Employees9
Volunteers8
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