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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC. | Not stated | $248,851 | 2021 |
| QUEENS BOROUGH PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $248,839 | 2024 |
| THE ADLER PLANETARIUM | Not stated | $248,825 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM | Not stated | $248,816 | 2018 |
| PAINE ART CENTER & GARDENS INC | Not stated | $248,767 | 2026 |
| DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC | Not stated | $248,766 | 2024 |
| KIDSPLAY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $248,761 | 2023 |
| DIASPORA VIBE, INC. | Not stated | $248,720 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO | Not stated | $248,700 | 2023 |
| ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES | Not stated | $248,670 | 2019 |
| PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMIC LIBRARY CONSORTIUM, INC. | Not stated | $248,600 | 2024 |
| NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF ADIRONDACKS | Not stated | $248,599 | 2021 |
| MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION | Not stated | $248,550 | 2019 |
| OREGON MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY | Not stated | $248,469 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $248,466 | 2021 |
| ASSOCIATION OF MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVISTS | Not stated | $248,462 | 2021 |
| SCIENCENTER DISCOVERY MUSEUM | Not stated | $248,429 | 2023 |
| THE EXPLORATORIUM | Not stated | $248,418 | 2024 |
| NIAGARA FALLS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HERITAGE COMMISSION INC. | Not stated | $248,333 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $248,326 | 2021 |
| THE JOHN BARTRAM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $248,270 | 2020 |
| SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $248,253 | 2019 |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $248,235 | 2024 |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $248,220 | 2022 |
| PRETEND CITY, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ORANGE COUNTY | Not stated | $248,205 | 2021 |
| DENVER ART MUSEUM | Not stated | $248,183 | 2024 |
| METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITY | Not stated | $248,167 | 2024 |
| STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, INC. | Not stated | $248,160 | 2019 |
| THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $248,118 | 2020 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $248,111 | 2018 |
| STATEN ISLAND INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE | Not stated | $248,057 | 2024 |
| LIBRARIES WITHOUT BORDERS | Not stated | $248,012 | 2019 |
| THE LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $248,005 | 2024 |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $247,965 | 2020 |
| TOLEDO SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $247,888 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $247,847 | 2022 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $247,811 | 2019 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | Not stated | $247,702 | 2024 |
| THE SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $247,687 | 2024 |
| CALIFA GROUP | Not stated | $247,589 | 2019 |
| THE FORT TICONDEROGA ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $247,584 | 2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | Not stated | $247,507 | 2021 |
| ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Not stated | $247,500 | 2022 |
| CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $247,500 | 2024 |
| MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN | Not stated | $247,499 | 2024 |
| EDVENTURE INC | Not stated | $247,493 | 2019 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | Not stated | $247,413 | 2020 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $247,379 | 2018 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $247,362 | 2026 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASS AT BOSTON | Not stated | $247,327 | 2019 |
| COBIMET, INC | Not stated | $247,300 | 2026 |
| COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS INC | Not stated | $247,251 | 2022 |
| ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Not stated | $247,205 | 2023 |
| MIDDLE COUNTRY LIBRARY FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $247,191 | 2022 |
| TRUMBULL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $247,144 | 2022 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO | Not stated | $247,111 | 2023 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $247,059 | 2021 |
| HOLDEN ARBORETUM | Not stated | $246,889 | 2023 |
| MOTOWN HISTORICAL MUSEUM | Not stated | $246,885 | 2022 |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $246,834 | 2019 |
| THE NEW CHILDRENS MUSEUM | Not stated | $246,797 | 2021 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Not stated | $246,782 | 2020 |
| RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE | Not stated | $246,762 | 2024 |
| RAPPAHANNOCK TRIBE | Not stated | $246,734 | 2024 |
| NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORY ART | Not stated | $246,718 | 2024 |
| EXPLORA SCIENCE CENTER & CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ALBUQUERQUE | Not stated | $246,699 | 2022 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | Not stated | $246,554 | 2019 |
| THE TECH INTERACTIVE | Not stated | $246,528 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | Not stated | $246,478 | 2022 |
| CARNEGIE INSTITUTE | Not stated | $246,474 | 2022 |
| PENNSYLVANIA HISTORICAL & MUSEUM COMMISSION | Not stated | $246,432 | 2021 |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $246,419 | 2023 |
| SEALASKA CORPORATION | Not stated | $246,363 | 2024 |
| RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN | Not stated | $246,350 | 2019 |
| CARNEGIE INSTITUTE | Not stated | $246,326 | 2023 |
| WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $246,233 | 2026 |
| TRUSTEES OF WALTERS ART GALLERY INC | Not stated | $246,195 | 2022 |
| WOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $246,107 | 2022 |
| TRUSTEES OF WALTERS ART GALLERY INC | Not stated | $246,070 | 2023 |
| CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, THE | Not stated | $245,912 | 2024 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $245,741 | 2021 |
| PACIFIC LIBRARY PARTNERSHIP | Not stated | $245,721 | 2019 |
| EMILY DICKINSON MUSEUM | Not stated | $245,673 | 2020 |
| DISCOVERY PLACE, INC. | Not stated | $245,579 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | Not stated | $245,500 | 2023 |
| THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $245,495 | 2021 |
| THE ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUMS | Not stated | $245,464 | 2022 |
| SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $245,427 | 2021 |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART | Not stated | $245,341 | 2024 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $245,298 | 2021 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA STATE MUSEUM FOUNDATION | Not stated | $245,239 | 2020 |
| THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $245,098 | 2020 |
| DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC | Not stated | $245,032 | 2021 |
| MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM | Not stated | $244,906 | 2024 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | Not stated | $244,842 | 2020 |
| SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION | Not stated | $244,785 | 2023 |
| STATE OF MAINE | Not stated | $244,375 | 2023 |
| THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION | Not stated | $244,310 | 2019 |
| THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $244,160 | 2022 |
| MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. | Not stated | $244,049 | 2024 |
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
The counts and the median above stay free, because they are the evidence for everything else. Studio adds the breakdowns: which states the awards went to, what kind of organisation received them, and how the amounts are distributed.
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