Education
St Louis County Library Foundation
SAINT LOUIS, MO
Total revenue
$2.2M
Total expenses
$4.4M
Net assets
$5.9M
Grants received
$1.7M
95 grants
EIN
431863977
Tax year
2024
Mission
The foundation supports the st. Louis county library by generating resources beyond public tax dollars to help the library do more, reach more, and be more. This is accomplished by offering literacy programming and resources for babies and adults alike; connecting patrons with social workers to gain access to resources; addressing food insecurity by offering summer meals and fresh produce; assisting community members with opening and running small businesses; and hosting author events and festivals.
Programs
2 programs
The foundation provides direct support to the st. Louis county library for construction of the clark family branch as well as funding for educational programs and employee engagement & development.
The foundation further promotes reading by hosting events with noted authors. The st. Louis county library foundation's author series is one of the biggest and most popular author series at any public library in the country, bringing in dozens of authors and thousands of readers to share memorable and stimulating readings and discussions. There are several author series including reading garden, gale medical arts, and westfall. These series highlight authors who focus on youth/teens, medicine, and politics/history respectively. There were 33,000 attendees in 2024 alone. Additionally, the foundation supports festivals including the storytelling festival and the teen book festival. For the 2024 storytelling festival, there were 11,577 attendees at 24 public programs, 39 school visits, and 9 senior visits. There were 725 attendees at the 2024 teen book festival.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
32 listed
LINDA LEGG
PRESIDENT
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1 hrs/wk
BILL LUSTER
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
BRAD MCLAURY
TREASURER
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1 hrs/wk
MAURICE QUIROGA
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
SARAH BOWMAN
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
APOLLO CAREY
DIRECTOR (LEFT 02/24)
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1 hrs/wk
CHRIS CHORLINS
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
BRIAN DAVIES
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
LAURA DIERBERG AYERS
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
MARY GIRA
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
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1 hrs/wk
LISA HANLY
VICE PRESIDENT
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1 hrs/wk
MEGAN HEINSZ
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
JAMES HOFFMEISTER
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
KAREN JORDAN
DIRECTOR (LEFT 12/24)
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1 hrs/wk
PAULA KNIGHT
DIRECTOR (LEFT 10/24)
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1 hrs/wk
JOANN SANDIFER
SECRETARY
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1 hrs/wk
AMANDA SCHMITT
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
KRISTEN SORTH
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
LOUANN WILCOX
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
JIM WOOD
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
BILL BRADLEY
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
MARY ENGELBREIT
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
EDDY HARRIS
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
JULIUS HUNTER
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
RIDLEY PEARSON
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
SCOTT PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
BEAU WILLIMON
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
JR WALTERS
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
LISA WEINGARTH
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
ANN CORRIGAN
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
TRUDIE DAVIES
DIRECTOR (LEFT 04/24)
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1 hrs/wk
SUVIR DHAR
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
Grants received
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$1.7M from 35 funders · 95 grants · 2017–2024
$405K · 6 grants · 2018–2023
$205K · 1 grant · 2023
$200K · 2 grants · 2023–2024
$200K · 2 grants · 2023–2024
$107K · 8 grants · 2017–2023
$100K · 1 grant · 2019
$94K · 4 grants · 2020–2024
$56K · 1 grant · 2022