Association of Research Libraries
An association of major research libraries in the United States and Canada that advances research, learning, and scholarly communication through collective advocacy, shared data, and work on the future of knowledge access.
Financial profile
Association of Research Libraries · EIN 52-0784198 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $7,632,277 | $486,096 | $6,461,383 | $7,556,124 | $9,366,581 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $7,109,242 | $369,143 | $6,415,924 | $7,302,436 | $9,130,925 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $7,573,091 | $1,061,637 | $6,068,864 | $6,015,892 | $9,789,542 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $6,675,514 | $208,230 | $6,122,140 | $6,131,333 | $8,146,447 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $8,322,382 | $448,762 | $7,241,436 | $7,730,031 | $7,413,961 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $8,370,054 | $409,030 | $7,495,737 | $8,344,840 | $6,737,920 | Dec 2018 |
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Peer societies
Five societies Association of Research Libraries is read alongside.
ALA
American Library Association
The oldest and largest library association in the world, advancing access to information through libraries
20 companies named
AALL
American Association of Law Libraries
The professional society of legal information experts who keep the law findable, usable, and open
SAA
Society of American Archivists
The national professional home of archivists in the United States, member governed yet staffed, setting the…
44 companies named
AAU
Association of American Universities
A selective association of leading North American research universities that advocates for federal research…
ALSNA
Art Libraries Society of North America
The professional society of art and design librarians across North America
4 companies named
Who backs ARL
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs Association of Research Libraries's peers, but not Association of Research Libraries
Companies named publicly by at least one of Association of Research Libraries's five peer societies, and not found in Association of Research Libraries's reviewed public records.
The outside view
An association of major research libraries in the United States and Canada that advances research, learning, and scholarly communication through collective advocacy, shared data, and work on the future of knowledge access.
- Consensus
- Build
- Inward
- Operational
Their shape
The League
Far-flung, and stronger for it.
The League is a federation of many, where the value lives in the connections between its members and chapters. Its gift is reach and resilience, its challenge is holding a shared identity across all its parts.
Also reads toward The Frontier and The Parliament.
Strengths
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