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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY AT STRYBING ARBORETUM | Not stated | $191,304 | 2022 |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $190,974 | 2022 |
| EXPLORA SCIENCE CENTER & CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ALBUQUERQUE | Not stated | $190,946 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA | Not stated | $190,918 | 2025 |
| THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $190,810 | 2024 |
| LOS GATOS MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $190,786 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | Not stated | $190,763 | 2021 |
| THE LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $190,442 | 2021 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $190,132 | 2024 |
| CITY LORE INC | Not stated | $190,000 | 2022 |
| NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $189,956 | 2024 |
| NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $189,753 | 2026 |
| HANDS ON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $189,702 | 2023 |
| DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN INC | Not stated | $189,390 | 2020 |
| SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $189,000 | 2022 |
| GENESEE COUNTRY MUSEUM | Not stated | $188,841 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | Not stated | $188,808 | 2024 |
| STRONG NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PLAY | Not stated | $188,359 | 2023 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF RICHMOND | Not stated | $188,245 | 2024 |
| SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $188,123 | 2024 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $187,585 | 2021 |
| FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $187,550 | 2020 |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $187,206 | 2021 |
| LEAHY CENTER FOR LAKE CHAMPLAIN, INC. | Not stated | $187,003 | 2021 |
| THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $186,819 | 2024 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION | Not stated | $186,631 | 2021 |
| TABLE MOUNTAIN RANCHERIA | Not stated | $186,201 | 2024 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI | Not stated | $186,152 | 2020 |
| MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $185,934 | 2018 |
| NEWBERRY LIBRARY | Not stated | $185,000 | 2021 |
| ALABAMA AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE SITES CONSORTIUM | Not stated | $184,876 | 2024 |
| THE MONTPELIER FOUNDATION | Not stated | $184,611 | 2022 |
| AMERIND FOUNDATION | Not stated | $184,125 | 2021 |
| THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $183,655 | 2021 |
| THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA | Not stated | $183,621 | 2024 |
| MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION | Not stated | $183,340 | 2024 |
| CITY OF ONTARIO | Not stated | $183,278 | 2019 |
| NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM | Not stated | $183,000 | 2022 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $182,375 | 2020 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $182,361 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA | Not stated | $182,201 | 2021 |
| THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS | Not stated | $181,630 | 2022 |
| MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION | Not stated | $181,536 | 2019 |
| NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC | Not stated | $181,492 | 2026 |
| ANCHORAGE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $181,143 | 2021 |
| GEORGIA OKEEFFE MUSEUM | Not stated | $180,975 | 2024 |
| THE MORTON ARBORETUM | Not stated | $180,868 | 2022 |
| PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY T | Not stated | $180,226 | 2020 |
| MIAMI TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA | Not stated | $180,107 | 2023 |
| STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN INC | Not stated | $179,951 | 2020 |
| MACARTHUR FOUNDATION, GENERAL DOUGLAS | Not stated | $179,863 | 2026 |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART | Not stated | $178,720 | 2019 |
| BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN CORPORATION | Not stated | $178,668 | 2021 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SUBDISTRICT OF THE METROPOLITAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK AND MUSEUM DISTRICT | Not stated | $178,618 | 2022 |
| THE SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $178,362 | 2021 |
| DENNISON RAILROAD DEPOT MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $178,260 | 2026 |
| NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM CORPORATION | Not stated | $178,093 | 2020 |
| STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $177,480 | 2024 |
| WING LUKE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | Not stated | $177,267 | 2021 |
| 9TH AND 10TH (HORSE) CAVALRY BUFFALO SOLDIERS MUSEUM | Not stated | $177,000 | 2026 |
| MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $176,620 | 2022 |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION | Not stated | $176,431 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF OREGON | Not stated | $176,123 | 2019 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE | Not stated | $176,090 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | Not stated | $175,708 | 2021 |
| SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH | Not stated | $175,587 | 2023 |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $175,352 | 2021 |
| NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $175,237 | 2020 |
| MONTSHIRE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, INC. | Not stated | $175,232 | 2021 |
| KENNETH C. GRIFFIN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY | Not stated | $175,150 | 2021 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $175,093 | 2023 |
| VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. (ACT 11) | Not stated | $175,029 | 2024 |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART | Not stated | $174,956 | 2023 |
| ASSOCIATION OF MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVISTS | Not stated | $174,400 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $174,291 | 2023 |
| THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER | Not stated | $173,885 | 2024 |
| TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $173,260 | 2020 |
| ARAB COMMUNITY CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SERVICES (ACCESS) | Not stated | $172,000 | 2020 |
| MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, INC. | Not stated | $172,000 | 2024 |
| LEAHY CENTER FOR LAKE CHAMPLAIN, INC. | Not stated | $171,575 | 2020 |
| KENT STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $171,119 | 2020 |
| BARONA GROUP OF THE CAPITAN GRANDE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS OF THE BARONA RESERVATION | Not stated | $171,000 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $170,824 | 2024 |
| NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF ADIRONDACKS | Not stated | $170,761 | 2023 |
| HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA | Not stated | $170,722 | 2022 |
| THE AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER | Not stated | $170,580 | 2021 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $170,332 | 2021 |
| ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA | Not stated | $170,141 | 2024 |
| FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $170,000 | 2020 |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $169,814 | 2019 |
| CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO | Not stated | $169,768 | 2020 |
| NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD MUSEUM | Not stated | $169,729 | 2026 |
| ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM SOCIETY | Not stated | $168,954 | 2021 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CORPORATION OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY | Not stated | $168,777 | 2020 |
| SOULSVILLE FOUNDATION INC | Not stated | $168,728 | 2020 |
| CROCKER ART MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $168,575 | 2021 |
| FRIENDS OF THE TUBAC PRESIDIO AND MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $168,286 | 2026 |
| COMMONWEALTH ZOOLOGICAL CORPORATION | Not stated | $167,867 | 2023 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $167,830 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | Not stated | $167,522 | 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 2026-10-22
- Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $150,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $75,000 – $1,000,000Checked 2026-10-22
- National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $25,000 – $1,000,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Native American Library Services Basic Grant (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $6,000 – $10,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Museums for America (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $350,000Checked 2026-10-22
- 21st Century Museum Professionals Program (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $100,000 – $500,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $500,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $75,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $500,000Checked 2026-10-22
- National Leadership Grants for Museums (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $50,000 – $750,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $250,000Checked 2026-10-22
- Museums Empowered (2027)Closes Nov 13, 2026Awards $5,000 – $350,000Checked 2026-10-22
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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