Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation
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About Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation
To elevate The Indianapolis Public Library by activating the community’s generosity.
Focus Areas
early childhood literacysummer reading programsyouth and young adult programmingdigital collections and technologycultural & community programslifelong learning and adult educationnonprofit capacity building
Who They Fund
library patronslocal community memberschildren and families
Funding Style
program/project supportdirect service funding
About Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation
A defining pattern for Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc. is its repeated support for the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library through large annual grants for various library programs. The three largest recent grants on file all went to the library itself: $2,257,077 in 2024, $2,191,654 in 2023, and $2,000,110 in 2025. That consistency shows a funder centered on sustained library operations and public programming rather than one-off awards. The foundation’s stated purpose is to elevate The Indianapolis Public Library by activating the community’s generosity. Its active grant programs point to a broad library mission: early childhood literacy, summer reading, youth and young adult programming, digital collections and technology, cultural and community programs, lifelong learning, and adult education. Those priorities appear in funded activities such as the Summer Reading Program, bilingual family events, lectures, exhibits, database access, and workshops. The profile also includes nonprofit capacity building, which is reflected in support for training and workshops tied to library and community learning. Across the recent grants provided here, giving is tightly tied to local library service in Indianapolis and Marion County.
What Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Funds
Early childhood literacy and youth programming are central to the foundation’s work. In the Children's Fund, it supports the Summer Reading Program, Young Adult author visits, early learning initiatives such as On the Road to Reading and Preschool Programs, and bilingual family events like Día del Niño. Digital access and library technology are another clear area. Through the Collections & Technology Fund, the foundation backs collections, technology initiatives, digitization, preservation projects, and the Marion County Internet Library, which makes commercial databases available to academic, public, and school libraries in Marion County. The foundation also funds cultural and community programming at the Indianapolis Public Library. Its Cultural & Community Fund supports the Center for Black Literature & Culture, the Marian McFadden Memorial Lecture, Meet the Artists exhibit, concert series, and Fall Fest, covering galleries, events, lectures, and exhibits. Adult education appears in the Lifelong Learning Fund through World Language Computer Classes, nonprofit workshops, an Adult Summer Reading Program, and Seed Library and gardening workshops.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$26.2M
Total Revenue
$3.3M
Total Expenses
$3.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2.1M and $2.2M, with a median of $2.2M.
25th Percentile
$2.1M
Median
$2.2M
75th Percentile
$2.2M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ROBERTA JAGGERS
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