About Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation
Strengthen and enhance Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries' capacity to serve communities; engage communities to promote literacy, communicate the value of the Library, and inspire civic support; seek and welcome gifts to expand library facilities, programs and services.
Focus Areas
Public library supportLibrary building campaignsLibrary programs (youth, adult, summer reading)Collections and digital resourcesAdvocacy for public funding and leviesLiteracy and lifelong learning
Who They Fund
Fort Vancouver Library District patrons / local residentspublic library institutions (Fort Vancouver Library District)
Funding Style
direct material support (books/collections)capital grants (new buildings & building improvements)
About Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation
The Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation’s recent grants center on a single institutional partner, the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, with two 2024 awards totaling $3,362,127 in annual grants data. Those grants support books for library use and cash for new library buildings or building improvement projects. That pattern matches the foundation’s stated purpose: strengthening the district’s capacity to serve communities, promoting literacy, and expanding library facilities, programs, and services. The foundation’s work is tied closely to the Fort Vancouver library system rather than a broad external portfolio. Its support reaches collections, programming, advocacy, and capital projects, including library building campaigns such as a new community library in Washougal. It also backs summer reading and outreach, indicating that the foundation funds both the physical infrastructure of the library system and the day-to-day services that shape how patrons use it. Leadership is listed under Rick Smithrud, and the latest 990 year on file is 2024. The foundation also makes program-related investments, which places it among funders that use more than one tool to support library access and expansion.
What Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation Funds
Library collections are a core priority. In 2024, the foundation gave $2,068,034 to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District for books used by the district’s libraries, and its program descriptions also include support for books, media, digital books, and Library of Things items. Capital support is another clear theme. The foundation’s building campaign work includes funding for a new approximately 13,000 square-foot public library in Washougal, with support for design, construction, and site work. Its broader capital focus also covers library building projects across the district. Programming is a third strand. The foundation supports Summer at Your Library, which includes summer reading, youth programs, book distribution, lunch programs, and outreach. It also funds Reading in Action, a family literacy effort for low-income families with elementary-age students, as well as other library programs and classes. Advocacy appears in its community-facing work through support for public awareness and library advocacy initiatives.
How Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation Gives
The recent grant amounts are large and concentrated, with a p25 of $1,487,578, a median of $1,681,064, and a p75 of $1,874,549. That narrow spread suggests a small number of substantial awards rather than many smaller grants. The recipient pattern is recurring and highly stable: the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District appears in the recent grants list more than once, and all reported grants go to recipients in Washington. The foundation is structured around support for a local public library system, with restricted, project-based funding and capital grants among its main approaches. It also makes program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are accepted for the New Washougal Community Library building campaign, while several other active programs do not accept unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.4M
Total Assets
$10.2M
Total Revenue
$2.9M
Total Expenses
$2.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1.5M and $1.9M, with a median of $1.7M.
25th Percentile
$1.5M
Median
$1.7M
75th Percentile
$1.9M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in WA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RICK SMITHRUD
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