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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $113,071 | 2023 |
| MOOSEHEAD MARINE MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $112,960 | 2026 |
| AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $112,933 | 2019 |
| HISTORIC OAKLAND FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $112,730 | 2021 |
| OKEFENOKEE SWAMP PARK INC | Not stated | $112,709 | 2023 |
| POKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI | Not stated | $112,108 | 2020 |
| BUCKS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $111,907 | 2022 |
| MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $111,898 | 2021 |
| WYANDOTTE NATION | Not stated | $111,002 | 2019 |
| VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $110,967 | 2020 |
| NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD MUSEUM | Not stated | $110,487 | 2026 |
| MUSEUMS AT MITCHEL | Not stated | $110,450 | 2026 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE | Not stated | $110,343 | 2024 |
| CONSERVATION CENTER FOR ART AND HISTORIC ARTIFACTS | Not stated | $110,040 | 2022 |
| JEFFERSON SCHOOL AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER, INC. | Not stated | $109,893 | 2022 |
| LOS GATOS MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $109,788 | 2024 |
| COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM | Not stated | $109,476 | 2022 |
| THE WILLOW HILL HERITAGE AND RENAISSANCE CENTER, INC. | Not stated | $109,420 | 2021 |
| FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY | Not stated | $109,069 | 2019 |
| THE LIGHTNER MUSEUM FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $108,730 | 2020 |
| CITIZEN POTAWATOMI NATION | Not stated | $108,642 | 2022 |
| MENOMINEE INDIAN TRIBE OF WISCONSIN | Not stated | $108,412 | 2024 |
| CHICAGO CHILDRENS MUSEUM | Not stated | $108,402 | 2020 |
| NEZ PERCE TRIBE | Not stated | $108,272 | 2023 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $108,245 | 2020 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $108,214 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS | Not stated | $108,082 | 2021 |
| PUEBLO OF JEMEZ | Not stated | $108,081 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | Not stated | $107,008 | 2020 |
| THE CHIPPEWA CREE TRIBE OF THE ROCKY BOY RESERVATION | Not stated | $106,548 | 2023 |
| THE OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART, INC. | Not stated | $106,374 | 2021 |
| WYANDOTTE NATION | Not stated | $106,218 | 2023 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $106,147 | 2023 |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $106,056 | 2024 |
| ALLEN COUNTY HSTRICAL SOC MUSEUM | Not stated | $105,430 | 2026 |
| NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES | Not stated | $105,165 | 2021 |
| WORLD INDIGENOUS NATIONS UNIVERSITY - HAWAI I PASIFIKA | Not stated | $105,079 | 2020 |
| 18TH STREET ARTS COMPLEX | Not stated | $105,000 | 2021 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $104,771 | 2024 |
| ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $104,760 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $104,683 | 2019 |
| CONNER PRAIRIE MUSEUM, INC | Not stated | $104,500 | 2020 |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $103,780 | 2022 |
| BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, INC. | Not stated | $103,775 | 2022 |
| SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $103,417 | 2021 |
| ASSOCIATION OF MIDWEST MUSEUMS INC | Not stated | $102,282 | 2024 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $102,220 | 2018 |
| PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION | Not stated | $101,976 | 2024 |
| MONACAN INDIAN NATION | Not stated | $101,682 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | Not stated | $101,591 | 2019 |
| LYNN MEADOWS DISCOVERY CENTER FOR CHILDR | Not stated | $101,355 | 2026 |
| THE CHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $101,152 | 2022 |
| TUOLUMNE BAND OF ME-WUK INDIANS OF THE TUOLUMNE RANCHERIA OF CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $101,005 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $100,997 | 2023 |
| THE AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER | Not stated | $100,700 | 2022 |
| OKLAHOMA MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $100,582 | 2026 |
| NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $100,386 | 2021 |
| CINCINNATI NATURE CENTER | Not stated | $100,341 | 2023 |
| KOHL CHILDRENS MUSEUM | Not stated | $100,270 | 2020 |
| MASS MUSEUM OF CONTEMP ART | Not stated | $100,078 | 2023 |
| MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $100,002 | 2021 |
| AHA KANE - FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN MALES | Not stated | $100,000 | 2021 |
| ALEUTIAN PRIBILOF ISLANDS ASSOCIATION, INC. | Not stated | $100,000 | 2024 |
| ALEUTIAN PRIBILOF ISLANDS ASSOCIATION, INC. | Not stated | $100,000 | 2025 |
| BANNEKER-DOUGLASS MUSEUM FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $100,000 | 2024 |
| CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL AND SERVICE CENTER INC. | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG AFRO-AMERICAN CULTURAL AND SERVICE CENTER INC. | Not stated | $100,000 | 2024 |
| CITY OF CLEMSON | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| CITY OF HOUSTON | Not stated | $100,000 | 2024 |
| CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, INC. | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| COUNTY OF CHARLESTON | Not stated | $100,000 | 2026 |
| ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| ELK VALLEY RANCHERIA | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| ERNEST C WITHERS SR HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHIC FOUNDATION | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| FRIENDS OF THE FREEDOM HOUSE | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| INSTITUTE FOR NATIVE PACIFIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| JOETEN KIYU PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $100,000 | 2026 |
| KAW NATION | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| KAWAIAHAO CHURCH | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| KWINHAGAK, NATIVE VILLAGE OF | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM | Not stated | $100,000 | 2024 |
| MEDINA COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY | Not stated | $100,000 | 2025 |
| MICHIGAN STREET AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CORRIDOR COMMISSION, INC. | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| MICHIGAN STREET AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CORRIDOR COMMISSION, INC. | Not stated | $100,000 | 2024 |
| PAPAHANA KUAOLA | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| PEORIA TRIBE OF INDIANS OF OKLAHOMA | Not stated | $100,000 | 2022 |
| SCHOOL BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY FLORIDA | Not stated | $100,000 | 2026 |
| SELDOVIA VILLAGE TRIBE | Not stated | $100,000 | 2019 |
| THE ANDERSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| THE BUENA VISTA RANCHERIA OF THE ME-WUK INDIANS | Not stated | $100,000 | 2022 |
| THE DUSABLE BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER | Not stated | $100,000 | 2024 |
| THE WILLOW HILL HERITAGE AND RENAISSANCE CENTER, INC. | Not stated | $100,000 | 2026 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE | Not stated | $100,000 | 2020 |
| TWENTY-NINE PALMS BAND OF MISSION INDIANS | Not stated | $100,000 | 2023 |
| WITHERS COLLECTION, INC | Not stated | $100,000 | 2024 |
| YOUNG OF HEART WORKSHOP | Not stated | $100,000 | 2021 |
| CINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $99,999 | 2020 |
| PAPAHANA KUAOLA | Not stated | $99,999 | 2022 |
| KAALA FARM, INC. | Not stated | $99,998 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO | Not stated | $99,997 | 2020 |
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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