About Johnson County Public Library Foundation
The Johnson County Public Library Foundation, Inc. seeks to assist the Johnson County Public Library in providing outstanding information, education, and cultural resources for all members of the community by granting supplemental funding to assist the Library in promoting literacy in Johnson County.
Focus Areas
Public librariesLiteracyEarly childhood educationAdult education / workforce skillsSTEAM and technology educationPublic art and cultural programsCommunity development and outdoor spaces
Who They Fund
public library patrons / community membersstudents and lifelong learners
Funding Style
program support
About Johnson County Public Library Foundation
Johnson County Public Library Foundation Inc makes large supplemental grants to the Johnson County Public Library, with the three biggest recent awards all supporting programs, materials, and services for the same institution. The foundation’s work is tied closely to library-based information, education, cultural resources, and literacy, and its grant sizes are substantial for a local funder: the median recent grant is $220,152, with the middle half ranging from $169,917 to $270,388. In the recent record, the library in Franklin, Indiana received $320,624 in 2023, followed by $119,681 in 2024 and $161,136 in 2025, showing a consistent pattern of support across multiple years. The foundation’s stated purpose is to help the library provide resources for all members of the community, with supplemental funding directed to programming and service delivery. Its structure centers on one primary beneficiary rather than a broad portfolio of unrelated grantees, and the recent grants show that relationship clearly.
What Johnson County Public Library Foundation Funds
A core part of the foundation’s grantmaking supports public library operations and patron services. One recent grant went to Johnson County Public Library for funding for programs, materials, and services, reinforcing the library’s day-to-day work. The same purpose appears again in another grant record, suggesting steady support for the institution’s core functions. The foundation also backs literacy and community education through its stated program areas, which include public libraries, literacy, early childhood education, and adult education/workforce skills. Its topic taxonomy further points to library-based services and outreach, along with collection development and community education and lifelong learning. That mix shows a focus on both access to materials and the programming that helps patrons use them.
How Johnson County Public Library Foundation Gives
Recent grant sizes cluster at a relatively high local scale, with p25 at $169,917, a median of $220,152, and p75 at $270,388. The recent grants list shows repeated support for the same recipient in 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating an ongoing funding relationship rather than isolated one-off awards. The foundation gives through direct supplemental grants to the library, and the active grant programs say these funds support programs, services, and capital or enhancement projects. Unsolicited applications are not accepted under the listed programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$161K
Total Assets
$618K
Total Revenue
$213K
Total Expenses
$212K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $170K and $270K, with a median of $220K.
25th Percentile
$170K
Median
$220K
75th Percentile
$270K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Caleb Drake
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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