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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEROSPACE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| CASS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF GREEN BAY, INC. | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| CITY OF WESTMINSTER COLORADO | Not stated | $25,000 | 2022 |
| EN FOCO INCORPORATED | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| GREAT EXPLORATIONS INC | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| HOMEWOOD SCIENCE CENTER | Not stated | $25,000 | 2022 |
| ICON MUSEUM AND STUDY CENTER INC | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| KONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| NEWFOUNDLAND AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $25,000 | 2022 |
| ONEIDA COMMUNITY MANSION HOUSE | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| SOUTHEASTERN QUILT AND TEXTILE MUSEUM | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| SPRING GROVE AREA HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| THE PENSACOLA MESS HALL INC | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| VICTORIA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT | Not stated | $25,000 | 2024 |
| WARD COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $25,000 | 2026 |
| IDAHO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $24,995 | 2024 |
| PENDLETON DISTRICT COMMISSION | Not stated | $24,990 | 2026 |
| MUSEUM OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM | Not stated | $24,959 | 2026 |
| COASTAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER | Not stated | $24,949 | 2024 |
| EUREKA COLLEGE | Not stated | $24,939 | 2026 |
| AVA GARDNER MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $24,936 | 2024 |
| LAC COURTE OREILLES BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA INDIANS OF WISCONSIN | Not stated | $24,927 | 2024 |
| BARDSTOWN HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | Not stated | $24,907 | 2026 |
| OSCEOLA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $24,881 | 2022 |
| SCHWENKFELDER LIBRARY & HERITAGE CENTER INC. | Not stated | $24,824 | 2026 |
| PROVIDENCE COLLEGE | Not stated | $24,820 | 2024 |
| GROVE DOWNERS PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $24,802 | 2022 |
| LAKE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT | Not stated | $24,750 | 2024 |
| NEW MEXICO STATE LIBRARY FOUNDATION | Not stated | $24,750 | 2022 |
| MICHILIMACKINAC HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $24,699 | 2022 |
| KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $24,669 | 2022 |
| NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE | Not stated | $24,665 | 2022 |
| THE WEST VIRGINIA MINE WARS MUSEUM | Not stated | $24,656 | 2022 |
| THE MONTCLAIR HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $24,635 | 2024 |
| WISCONSIN SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | Not stated | $24,614 | 2024 |
| LORAIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $24,585 | 2024 |
| PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS | Not stated | $24,565 | 2024 |
| THE COLORADO COLLEGE | Not stated | $24,525 | 2022 |
| KIDS DISCOVERY FACTORY | Not stated | $24,432 | 2026 |
| THE DELAWARE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, INC. | Not stated | $24,424 | 2024 |
| CONS FREE LIBARY DISTRICT | Not stated | $24,413 | 2022 |
| MANCHESTER HISTORIC ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $24,320 | 2024 |
| SQUAXIN ISLAND TRIBE | Not stated | $24,300 | 2022 |
| BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA | Not stated | $24,228 | 2022 |
| THE MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN ART | Not stated | $24,191 | 2026 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD | Not stated | $24,019 | 2024 |
| SAN DIEGO CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM | Not stated | $24,000 | 2023 |
| LA VETA REGIONAL LIBRARY DISTRICT | Not stated | $23,833 | 2022 |
| NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF LIFE AND SCIENCE | Not stated | $23,812 | 2022 |
| AKRON ZOOLOGICAL PARK | Not stated | $23,626 | 2022 |
| LIBERTY HALL MUSEUM | Not stated | $23,561 | 2026 |
| THE BLOWING ROCK ART AND HISTORY MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $23,500 | 2024 |
| MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $23,452 | 2022 |
| PORTER-PHELPS-HUNTINGTON FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $23,450 | 2024 |
| WYANDOTTE NATION | Not stated | $23,281 | 2022 |
| MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $23,231 | 2022 |
| GOOD WILL HOME ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $23,200 | 2024 |
| ROWAN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $23,154 | 2024 |
| CITY OF CORDOVA | Not stated | $23,000 | 2022 |
| BROOMFIELD VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM | Not stated | $22,918 | 2024 |
| SIGAL MUSIC MUSEUM | Not stated | $22,790 | 2024 |
| KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND SERVICE FOUNDATION, INC | Not stated | $22,750 | 2024 |
| SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $22,600 | 2022 |
| THE AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM | Not stated | $22,548 | 2023 |
| THE MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN ART | Not stated | $22,487 | 2022 |
| TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $22,459 | 2022 |
| SAN LUIS OBISPO MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $22,200 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND ENERGY FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $22,146 | 2024 |
| SAN DIEGO MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $21,836 | 2022 |
| THE BALDWIN COUNTY LIBRARY COOPERATIVE, INC. | Not stated | $21,600 | 2022 |
| PENNSYLVANIA HERITAGE FOUNDATION | Not stated | $21,525 | 2026 |
| VISUAL ARTS CENTER OF NEW JERSEY, A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATION | Not stated | $21,359 | 2022 |
| DELAWARE MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE, INC. | Not stated | $21,301 | 2024 |
| ALPINE PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF ALPINE, BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS | Not stated | $21,139 | 2022 |
| CITY OF LAS CRUCES | Not stated | $21,000 | 2022 |
| PA MUSEUMS | Not stated | $20,580 | 2022 |
| GREAT PLAINS BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM ARCHIVES AND INTERPRETATIVE CENTER INC. | Not stated | $20,576 | 2021 |
| ROGER TORY PETERSON INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY | Not stated | $20,374 | 2024 |
| THE AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER | Not stated | $20,150 | 2022 |
| DOOR COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $20,000 | 2024 |
| FORT MCDOWELL YAVAPAI NATION | Not stated | $20,000 | 2022 |
| GRAYSTONE SOCIETY, INC. | Not stated | $20,000 | 2026 |
| HIGHLINE HERITAGE MUSEUM | Not stated | $20,000 | 2022 |
| LAKE CHAMPLAIN MARITIME MUSEUM AT BASIN HARBOR INCORPORATED | Not stated | $20,000 | 2022 |
| PANHANDLE PUBLIC LIBRARY COOPERATIVE SYSTEM | Not stated | $20,000 | 2022 |
| WALTER ANDERSON MUSEUM OF ART INC | Not stated | $20,000 | 2022 |
| SOUTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE | Not stated | $19,990 | 2022 |
| WOOD DALE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT | Not stated | $19,815 | 2022 |
| VERDE VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER, INC | Not stated | $19,798 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM | Not stated | $19,736 | 2021 |
| VERMILIONVILLE LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC | Not stated | $19,200 | 2020 |
| CITY OF FARMINGTON | Not stated | $19,118 | 2022 |
| OHR OKEEFE MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $19,000 | 2022 |
| OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY, INC. | Not stated | $18,863 | 2022 |
| WHALING MUSEUM SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $18,283 | 2019 |
| HARRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM | Not stated | $18,224 | 2022 |
| MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | Not stated | $18,090 | 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
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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