Grants paid by The Detroit Public Library Friends Foundation Inc
EIN 38-1387108 · Detroit, MI · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE B71I
The Detroit Public Library Friends Foundation Inc of Detroit, MI (EIN 38-1387108) reported 20 grants paid totaling $307,221 to 8 recipients in tax years 2019–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$307,221
20 grants
Recipients
8
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2025
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | $45,000 | — |
| 2020 | 4 | $39,000 | — |
| 2021 | 4 | $41,000 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $72,500 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $26,472 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $47,500 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | $35,749 | — |
Top recipients
The 8 recipients receiving the most from The Detroit Public Library Friends Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Public Library Commission 38-2074450 | A | Detroit, MI | 6 | $142,721 | 2025 |
| College for Creative Studies 38-1550064 | A | Detroit, MI | 3 | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Progressionista 81-4010905 | A | Detroit, MI | 3 | $36,000 | 2022 |
| Art Creates US Inc (dba Project Art) 46-1518061 | A | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | $28,500 | 2021 |
| Arts & Scraps 38-2831910 | A | Detroit, MI | 2 | $27,000 | 2024 |
| Allied Media Projects (project Black Bottom Archive) 01-0559608 | A | Detroit, MI | 2 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Motown Historical Museum Inc 38-2614561 | A | Detroit, MI | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 |
| Project Art 38-3297101 | A | Detroit, MI | 1 | $8,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 20 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Public Library Commission Detroit, MI | A | $25,749 | paid | PURCHASE BOOKS, PROGRAM & BRANCH ASSISTANCE | 202640409349301909 |
| 2025 | Motown Historical Museum Inc Detroit, MI | A | $10,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ITS "BUY THE BOOK" PROGRAM AND THE LEGACY VINYL PROJECT | 202640409349301909 |
| 2024 | Detroit Public Library Commission Detroit, MI | A | $27,500 | paid | PURCHASE BOOKS, DIGITAL LITERACY RESOURCES, PROGRAM ASSISTANCE | 202510159349301866 |
| 2024 | Arts & Scraps Detroit, MI | A | $20,000 | paid | SUMMER READING | 202510159349301866 |
| 2023 | College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI | A | $10,000 | paid | MONTH OF DESIGN | 202420729349301507 |
| 2023 | Detroit Public Library Commission Detroit, MI | A | $9,472 | paid | PURCHASE RARE BOOKS; PROGRAM & BRANCH ASSISTANCE | 202420729349301507 |
| 2023 | Arts & Scraps Detroit, MI | A | $7,000 | paid | KITS FOR KIDS; ART MOBILE SCHOLARSHIPS | 202420729349301507 |
| 2022 | Detroit Public Library Commission Detroit, MI | A | $42,500 | paid | BOOKMOBILE | 202320689349301312 |
| 2022 | College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI | A | $15,000 | paid | DETROIT MONTH OF DESIGN; DETROIT CITY OF DESIGN | 202320689349301312 |
| 2022 | Progressionista Detroit, MI | A | $15,000 | paid | YOUTH PROGRAMMING | 202320689349301312 |
| 2021 | Art Creates US Inc (dba Project Art) Brooklyn, NY | A | $16,000 | paid | TEACHER SALARIES | 202200709349300315 |
| 2021 | Progressionista Detroit, MI | A | $15,000 | paid | YOUTH PROGRAMMING | 202200709349300315 |
| 2021 | Detroit Public Library Commission Detroit, MI | A | $5,000 | paid | PPE | 202200709349300315 |
| 2021 | Allied Media Projects (project Black Bottom Archive) Detroit, MI | A | $5,000 | paid | PROGRAM ASSISTANCE | 202200709349300315 |
| 2020 | College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI | A | $15,000 | paid | SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMMING | 202130709349301203 |
| 2020 | Allied Media Projects (project Black Bottom Archive) Detroit, MI | A | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM ASSISTANCE | 202130709349301203 |
| 2020 | Project Art Detroit, MI | A | $8,000 | paid | YOUTH PROGRAMMING | 202130709349301203 |
| 2020 | Progressionista Detroit, MI | A | $6,000 | paid | YOUTH PROGRAMMING | 202130709349301203 |
| 2019 | Detroit Public Library Commission Detroit, MI | A | $32,500 | paid | PARKMAN CODERS PROGRAM, SUMMER READING PROGRAMMING AT DOUGLASS BRANCH LIBRARY, SUPPORT READING TEACHER IN THE LIBRARY PROGRAM, EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY PROGRAMMING, PUT ON YOUR DANCING SHOES PROM, CHILDREN'S MOSAIC WALL AT MAIN LIBRARY | 202000379349300640 |
| 2019 | Art Creates US Inc - DBA Project Art Brooklyn, NY | A | $12,500 | paid | ART CLASSES AT MAIN LIBRARY, PARKMAN, SHERWOOD FOREST, KNAPP BRANCH, CAMPBELL BRANCH, ELMWOOD, EDISON BRANCH | 202000379349300640 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-04-30 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202640409349301909 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-04-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202510159349301866 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-04-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202420729349301507 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-04-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202320689349301312 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-04-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202200709349300315 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-04-30 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202130709349301203 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-04-30 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202000379349300640 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/381387108.json.
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