Funding search · EIN 150613223 · Ithaca, NY
Finger Lakes Library System
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 48
- grants reported
- $1.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $8,563
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Tompkins County Public Librar3 grants · $627,866
- Cortland Free Library3 grants · $50,664
- Seymour Public Library Dist3 grants · $49,981
- Groton Public Library3 grants · $35,509
- Seneca Falls Library3 grants · $26,729
- Phillips Free Library3 grants · $21,622
- Ulysses Phiomathic Library1 grant · $20,514
- Weedsport Free Library1 grant · $20,401
- Cady Library2 grants · $18,170
- Lodi Whittier Library Assoc1 grant · $16,867
Giving over time
Grant history
All 48 reported grants, largest first.
- $558,094
Tompkins County Public Librar · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, cdla, bullet
- $36,673
Tompkins County Public Librar · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Llsa, special purpose
- $33,099
Tompkins County Public Librar · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Llsa, special purpose
- $25,322
Cortland Free Library · Cortland, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, bullet
- $23,340
Groton Public Library · Groton, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $20,514
Ulysses Phiomathic Library · Trumansburg, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, bullet
- $20,401
Weedsport Free Library · Weedsport, NY · 2022
Llsa, mini grant, special purpose
- $18,845
Seymour Public Library Dist · Auburn, NY · 2022
Llsa, special purpose, bullet aid
- $16,867
Lodi Whittier Library Assoc · Lodi, NY · 2022
Llsa, mini grant, special purpose
- $16,360
Seymour Public Library Dist · Auburn, NY · 2023
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $14,993
Seneca Falls Library · Seneca Falls, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, bullet
- $14,776
Seymour Public Library Dist · Auburn, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $14,678
Port Byron Library · Port Byron, NY · 2022
Llsa, special purpose, bullet aid
- $13,493
Hazard Library Association · Poplar Ridge, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, bullet
- $13,428
Fair Haven Public Library · Fair Haven, NY · 2022
Llsa, special purpose, bullet aid
- $13,276
Cortland Free Library · Cortland, NY · 2023
Llsa, special purpose
- $12,171
Interlaken Public Library · Interlaken, NY · 2022
Llsa, mini grant, special purpose,
- $12,066
Cortland Free Library · Cortland, NY · 2022
Llsa, special purpose
- $10,993
Southworth Library Assoc · Dryden, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant,
- $10,742
Cady Library · Nichols, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose
- $9,678
Stewart B Lang Memorial Libra · Cato, NY · 2022
Llsa, mini grant, special purpose
- $9,623
Lamont Memorial Free Library · McGraw, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $8,804
Edith B Ford Memorial Library · Ovid, NY · 2022
Llsa, special purpose, bullet aid
- $8,594
Phillips Free Library · Homer, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $8,532
Lansing Community Library · Lansing, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, bullet
- $7,993
Newfield Public Library · Newfield, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, bullet
- $7,978
Tappan Spaulding Memorial Lib · Newark Valley, NY · 2022
Llsa, bullet aid, mini grant, speci
- $7,928
Coburn Free Library · Owego, NY · 2022
Llsa, bullet aid, mini grant, speci
- $7,470
Phillips Free Library · Homer, NY · 2023
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $7,428
Cady Library · Nichols, NY · 2022
Llsa, bullet aid, special purpose
- $6,928
Apalachin Library Association · Apalachin, NY · 2022
Llsa, special purpose, bullet aid
- $6,778
Berkshire Free Library · Berkshire, NY · 2022
Llsa, outreach, special purpose, bu
- $6,566
Peck Memorial Library Assoc · Marathon, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $6,468
Candor Free Library · Candor, NY · 2022
Llsa, bullet aid, mini grant, speci
- $6,428
Seneca Falls Library · Seneca Falls, NY · 2022
Llsa, mini grant, special purpose
- $6,153
Waterloo Library & Historical · Waterloo, NY · 2023
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $6,089
Groton Public Library · Groton, NY · 2023
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $6,080
Groton Public Library · Groton, NY · 2022
Llsa, mini grant, special purpose
- $5,961
Lansing Community Library · Lansing, NY · 2022
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $5,928
Spencer Library Association · Spencer, NY · 2022
Llsa, bullet aid, special purpose
- $5,928
Waverly Free Library · Wavery, NY · 2022
Llsa, bullet aid, special purpose
- $5,579
Waterloo Library & Historical · Waterloo, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $5,558
Phillips Free Library · Homer, NY · 2022
Llsa, special purpose
- $5,493
Waverly Free Library · Wavery, NY · 2024
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $5,331
Berkshire Free Library · Berkshire, NY · 2023
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $5,308
Seneca Falls Library · Seneca Falls, NY · 2023
Llsa, special purpose
- $5,121
Candor Free Library · Candor, NY · 2023
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
- $5,016
Edith B Ford Memorial Library · Ovid, NY · 2023
Llsa, special purpose, mini grant
Who else funds this kind of work
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