Berkeley Public Library Foundation

A philanthropic partner to one beloved civic institution, raising private support to carry the Berkeley Public Library past what taxes and bonds can fund.

5named by BPLF
1named by peers

Financial profile

Berkeley Public Library Foundation · EIN 94-3280180 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2024$546,588$501,492$0$474,874$1,395,410Jun 2024
FY2023$505,560$486,265$0$561,890$1,251,188Jun 2023
FY2022$623,607$615,828$0$505,349$1,262,498Jun 2022
FY2021$416,666$414,648$0$327,534$1,219,204Jun 2021
FY2020$413,164$511,196$0$343,018$1,091,846Jun 2020
FY2019$375,316$480,517$0$320,517$1,011,850Jun 2019

Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.

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Peer societies

Five societies Berkeley Public Library Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs BPLF

Every company Berkeley Public Library Foundation names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
BPLF_Sponsors_LAU-BayerMeeting sponsorAMCP AAAAI AAFP AAN AAPA +3
BPLF_Sponsors_BIB-Bay_Architects_logoMeeting sponsorOnly Berkeley Public Library Foundation, so far
BPLF_Sponsors_BIB-Larsen_LumberMeeting sponsorOnly Berkeley Public Library Foundation, so far
BPLF_Sponsors_LAU-WarehamDevelopmentMeeting sponsorOnly Berkeley Public Library Foundation, so far
BPLF_Sponsors_Wine_Kermit_LynchIn-kindOnly Berkeley Public Library Foundation, so far
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026

Thank You! 2026 Sponsors (23rd Annual Authors Dinner). Read September 28, 2026. Authors Dinner gala sponsors; logo wall read from image titles/file names and links; individuals, families, foundations and nonprofits omitted.

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Who backs Berkeley Public Library Foundation's peers, but not Berkeley Public Library Foundation

Companies named publicly by at least one of Berkeley Public Library Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Berkeley Public Library Foundation's reviewed public records.

CompanyMSFFPeers
By The Yard Inc.Named1 of 1

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The outside view

A philanthropic partner to one beloved civic institution, raising private support to carry the Berkeley Public Library past what taxes and bonds can fund.

  • Consensus
  • Build
  • Outward
  • Volunteer

Their shape

The Village

Where everyone is known by name.

The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.

Also reads toward The Legacy and The Frontier.

Strengths

→Tight community and genuine belonging.
→Decisions feel shared and fair.
→Members show up, for each other and the work.

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