Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Opportunities linked
- 52
- Recorded awards (total)
- $488,137,034
- Median recorded award
- $88,008
Records in this library attributed to this funder.
Sum of the awards we hold for this funder. A floor on its giving, not a filing total.
The midpoint of the awards we hold, not a cap and not a filing median.
- Data year
- Not stated
The most recent fiscal year among the awards we hold, as the source wrote it.
Why there is no giving history here
Award listings from USASpending are not connected yet. What is missing here is a feed on our side, not a document this funder has failed to publish - the listings are public and we have not connected them.
Derived from awards
Computed from the 1676 recipients we hold an award to. This is where money we can see went, which is not the same as a statement of what this funder sets out to fund — and the gap between the two is widest where our coverage is thinnest.
Programmes, by money awarded
- 45.312$173,527,157854 awards
- 45.301$159,776,0581079 awards
- 45.313$71,145,517257 awards
- 45.311$28,955,735868 awards
- 45.309$28,143,678172 awards
- 45.308$17,830,971178 awards
- 45.032$4,499,65516 awards
- 45.033$4,258,26311 awards
Where the recipients are
The recipient's own location, not where the work happens. A national body headquartered in Washington spends money everywhere.
- NY $46,657,019
- CA $46,563,854
- IL $27,065,350
- PA $21,784,289
- DC $19,698,371
- VA $18,678,800
- OH $18,591,777
- WA $17,708,386
- MA $17,118,110
- TX $16,343,990
- MI $15,982,610
- OK $13,755,494
- FL $13,418,078
- AK $12,294,329
- NC $12,169,366
- MD $10,876,794
- WI $10,773,238
- AZ $9,342,001
- MO $8,290,787
- HI $8,179,121
Award sizes
Fixed bands rather than this funder's own quantiles, so two funders can be compared. A per-funder split would make every distribution look the same shape.
- 100k-500k 1469
- 25k-100k 922
- 500k-2m 121
- over-2m 6
- under-25k 917
By fiscal year
A trend across the years we import, which is a bounded window. A year with no bar is a year outside it, not a year with no funding.
- FY2016 $745,110 (1)
- FY2017 $5,415,181 (13)
- FY2018 $16,944,335 (58)
- FY2019 $32,520,222 (181)
- FY2020 $61,460,149 (381)
- FY2021 $68,181,342 (374)
- FY2022 $86,485,728 (902)
- FY2023 $80,083,065 (567)
- FY2024 $83,264,567 (567)
- FY2025 $6,739,753 (164)
- FY2026 $46,297,582 (227)
Giving history, from the awards we hold
No dated awards on file for this funder
This table takes one row per fiscal year, built from the awards we hold. We have connected none for this funder that state a year, so there is nothing to group. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that the funder gave nothing.
Who has received money from this funder
3435 awards on file, largest first, ranging $-13,558 to $4,316,712.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CHIPPEWA CREE TRIBE OF THE ROCKY BOY RESERVATION | Not stated | $43,274 | 2022 |
| ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE | Not stated | $43,137 | 2022 |
| LEHIGH UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $43,079 | 2020 |
| MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. | Not stated | $42,955 | 2022 |
| SITE SANTA FE | Not stated | $42,931 | 2022 |
| CITY OF HIALEAH | Not stated | $42,600 | 2022 |
| MOORE FREE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $42,512 | 2020 |
| KENNETH C. GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY | Not stated | $42,500 | 2022 |
| INTERNET ARCHIVE | Not stated | $42,487 | 2022 |
| MID-AMERICA SCIENCE MUSEUM | Not stated | $42,458 | 2024 |
| ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION | Not stated | $42,350 | 2022 |
| WAUKESHA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $42,135 | 2026 |
| SANTA CLARA COUNTY LIBRARY | Not stated | $42,125 | 2022 |
| EARLHAM COLLEGE, INC. | Not stated | $42,055 | 2021 |
| THE MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $42,000 | 2022 |
| CITY OF AURORA ILLINOIS | Not stated | $41,998 | 2023 |
| THE MUSEUM OF WESTERN COLORADO | Not stated | $41,995 | 2022 |
| KY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $41,725 | 2022 |
| ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER INC | Not stated | $41,700 | 2022 |
| CITY OF ASTORIA | Not stated | $41,396 | 2019 |
| SCIENCENTER DISCOVERY MUSEUM | Not stated | $41,386 | 2022 |
| EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $41,195 | 2021 |
| THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $41,104 | 2022 |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $41,084 | 2022 |
| DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $40,975 | 2020 |
| JESSAMINE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $40,975 | 2022 |
| THE DELAWARE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, INC. | Not stated | $40,908 | 2021 |
| HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $40,821 | 2022 |
| DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $40,797 | 2019 |
| CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA | Not stated | $40,726 | 2017 |
| BOISE ART MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $40,700 | 2022 |
| SAULT STE MARIE TRIBE OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS | Not stated | $40,650 | 2022 |
| AMERICAN SADDLE HORSE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION, INC | Not stated | $40,557 | 2021 |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF ULSTER COUNTY INC | Not stated | $40,512 | 2021 |
| THE MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK, INC. | Not stated | $40,405 | 2021 |
| LOWRY PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF TAMPA, INC. | Not stated | $40,315 | 2022 |
| MARSHFIELD, TOWN OF | Not stated | $40,262 | 2019 |
| PUTNAM MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $40,135 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $40,084 | 2021 |
| MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $40,038 | 2022 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF SONOMA COUNTY | Not stated | $40,000 | 2022 |
| DEPT OF ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | Not stated | $40,000 | 2026 |
| MINT MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $40,000 | 2022 |
| NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY | Not stated | $40,000 | 2026 |
| PRAIRIE LAKES LIBRARY SYSTEM | Not stated | $40,000 | 2022 |
| PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MEMORIAL LIBRARY | Not stated | $40,000 | 2022 |
| VILLAGE OF GLEN ELLYN | Not stated | $40,000 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA | Not stated | $39,944 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $39,898 | 2022 |
| FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $39,761 | 2019 |
| DISCOVERY CENTER MUSEUM | Not stated | $39,746 | 2022 |
| SONOMA COUNTY LIBRARY | Not stated | $39,729 | 2022 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $39,716 | 2022 |
| FRIENDS OF THE BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY, INC. | Not stated | $39,694 | 2022 |
| QUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $39,650 | 2022 |
| COUNTY OF BEXAR (BEXAR COUNTY) | Not stated | $39,643 | 2022 |
| KURT VONNEGUT MEMORIAL LIBRARY, INC. | Not stated | $39,402 | 2021 |
| LA VETA REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT | Not stated | $39,367 | 2019 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATCH AND CLOCK COLLECTORS, INC. | Not stated | $39,177 | 2026 |
| MUSEUM OF THE ALEUTIANS ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $38,795 | 2022 |
| IROQUOIS INDIAN MUSEUM | Not stated | $38,769 | 2023 |
| SOUTHEAST STEUBEN COUNTY LIBRARY | Not stated | $38,717 | 2021 |
| NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $38,604 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | Not stated | $38,500 | 2019 |
| KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Not stated | $38,337 | 2022 |
| BOWMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $38,239 | 2022 |
| NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM AT STOCKBRIDGE INC | Not stated | $38,089 | 2022 |
| ART MUSEUM OF SOUTHEAST TX | Not stated | $38,026 | 2022 |
| BLACK AMERICAN WEST MUSEUM & HERITAGE CENTER | Not stated | $38,000 | 2022 |
| GADSDEN ARTS, INC. | Not stated | $38,000 | 2026 |
| TRITON MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $37,866 | 2021 |
| ALBANY INSTITUTE OF HISTORY AND ART INC | Not stated | $37,801 | 2022 |
| VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $37,781 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA | Not stated | $37,776 | 2020 |
| DRAYTON HALL PRESERVATION TRUST | Not stated | $37,566 | 2022 |
| COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER OF CAMBRIA COUNTY | Not stated | $37,505 | 2022 |
| WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $37,411 | 2023 |
| MCALLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM | Not stated | $37,398 | 2023 |
| GREATER POUGHKEEPSIE LIBRARY DISTRICT | Not stated | $37,334 | 2022 |
| TONKAWA TRIBE | Not stated | $36,874 | 2023 |
| YANKTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $36,860 | 2022 |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $36,835 | 2022 |
| QUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $36,804 | 2024 |
| CITY OF EVERETT | Not stated | $36,803 | 2021 |
| HW GROUT TRUST | Not stated | $36,779 | 2022 |
| THE HISTORY CENTER IN TOMPKINS COUNTY | Not stated | $36,721 | 2022 |
| SENECA NATION OF INDIANS | Not stated | $36,685 | 2024 |
| THE WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN | Not stated | $36,636 | 2020 |
| RACINE ART MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC | Not stated | $36,540 | 2022 |
| CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ST. LOUIS | Not stated | $36,524 | 2022 |
| COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY | Not stated | $36,497 | 2023 |
| BARONA GROUP OF THE CAPITAN GRANDE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS OF THE BARONA RESERVATION | Not stated | $36,390 | 2022 |
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $36,390 | 2022 |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY LIBRARY COOPERATIVE INC | Not stated | $36,293 | 2022 |
| TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION | Not stated | $36,270 | 2020 |
| THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF MARYLAND, INC. | Not stated | $36,000 | 2022 |
| THE PENSACOLA MESS HALL INC | Not stated | $35,977 | 2020 |
| THE DURHAM MUSEUM | Not stated | $35,974 | 2022 |
| LYNN MEADOWS DISCOVERY CENTER FOR CHILDR | Not stated | $35,780 | 2022 |
| MCWANE SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $35,567 | 2022 |
Source: USASpending.gov federal award records. Federal awards only. Last synced 2026-09-15.
What this funder funds
Derived from how this funder's 52 linked opportunities are classified, not from a funding strategy the funder published.
- Libraries & Arts52
Currently open opportunities
Verified against each record's own source. The date on every row is the day we last checked that record — not the day this page was built.
- Native American Library Services Enhancement Grants (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $150,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $150,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $75,000 – $1,000,000Checked 2026-10-23
- National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $25,000 – $1,000,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Native American Library Services Basic Grant (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $6,000 – $10,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Museums for America (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $350,000Checked 2026-10-23
- 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $100,000 – $500,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $500,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $75,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $500,000Checked 2026-10-23
- National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $750,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $250,000Checked 2026-10-23
- Museums Empowered (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $350,000Checked 2026-10-23
What this funder’s awards look like
Counted over the award rows we hold for this funder. These are statistics over published records, not a model’s reading of them, and not a prediction.
Included with Studio
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