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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF CHESAPEAKE | Not stated | $17,999 | 2022 |
| BUFFALO-ERIE COUNTY PUBC LIBRARY | Not stated | $17,816 | 2022 |
| THE BAKKEN | Not stated | $17,766 | 2022 |
| TRI CITIES HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $17,760 | 2022 |
| CITY OF FOLEY | Not stated | $17,582 | 2022 |
| YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER | Not stated | $17,564 | 2022 |
| SEYMOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT | Not stated | $17,400 | 2022 |
| CITY OF MILWAUKEE | Not stated | $17,234 | 2022 |
| CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA | Not stated | $17,115 | 2023 |
| ANDREW CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY | Not stated | $17,000 | 2026 |
| CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $16,966 | 2022 |
| KALISPEL INDIAN COMMUNITY OF THE KALISPEL RESERVATION | Not stated | $16,703 | 2020 |
| MCALLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM | Not stated | $16,645 | 2022 |
| STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, INC. | Not stated | $16,600 | 2024 |
| STEARNS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $16,508 | 2020 |
| REID PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $16,475 | 2022 |
| ERIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $16,423 | 2022 |
| THE MARK TWAIN MEMORIAL | Not stated | $16,325 | 2023 |
| LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN, INC. | Not stated | $16,176 | 2022 |
| MATTATUCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE | Not stated | $16,118 | 2022 |
| BEAR RIVER BAND OF THE ROHNERVILLE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $15,951 | 2019 |
| NORTHWEST MISS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | Not stated | $15,892 | 2022 |
| BOULDER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | Not stated | $15,723 | 2022 |
| LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $15,550 | 2022 |
| GOOD WILL HOME ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $15,430 | 2022 |
| HALF MOON BAY HISTORY ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $15,348 | 2023 |
| BOONE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION | Not stated | $15,298 | 2022 |
| OSAGE NATION | Not stated | $15,297 | 2018 |
| CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF ROCHESTE | Not stated | $15,000 | 2022 |
| TOWN OF HOWEY IN THE HILLS TOWN HALL | Not stated | $15,000 | 2022 |
| CITY OF BELEN | Not stated | $14,975 | 2022 |
| LONGWOOD UNIV | Not stated | $14,907 | 2022 |
| NORTHAMPTON COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $14,710 | 2022 |
| HIGH PLAINS LIBRARY DISTRICT | Not stated | $14,675 | 2022 |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $14,586 | 2022 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $14,373 | 2020 |
| CITY OF FLORENCE | Not stated | $14,367 | 2026 |
| BELOIT COLLEGE | Not stated | $14,197 | 2019 |
| MONROE COUNTY | Not stated | $14,044 | 2021 |
| WRANGELL COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $14,040 | 2022 |
| HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE | Not stated | $14,000 | 2022 |
| SPRINGDALE, CITY OF | Not stated | $13,852 | 2021 |
| LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY LIBRARY | Not stated | $13,736 | 2020 |
| NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE | Not stated | $13,693 | 2024 |
| MOBILE MEDICAL MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $13,080 | 2026 |
| FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN CONSERVATION | Not stated | $12,929 | 2022 |
| WAKE COUNTY | Not stated | $12,914 | 2022 |
| MENOMINEE INDIAN TRIBE OF WISCONSIN | Not stated | $12,669 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | Not stated | $12,576 | 2022 |
| HISTORY CENTER LAKE FOREST - LAKE BLUFF | Not stated | $12,500 | 2022 |
| NEW IBERIA MUSEUM FOUNDATION | Not stated | $12,315 | 2024 |
| WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | Not stated | $12,150 | 2022 |
| THE FLOW CHART FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $12,000 | 2024 |
| JACK HADLEY'S BLACK HISTORY MEMORABILIA, INC. | Not stated | $11,908 | 2022 |
| CITY OF EL PASO | Not stated | $11,625 | 2024 |
| THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF DENVER, INC. | Not stated | $11,550 | 2022 |
| RICE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $11,355 | 2022 |
| FEIRO MARINE LIFE CENTER | Not stated | $11,152 | 2022 |
| FREEDOM'S FRONTIER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, INC | Not stated | $11,000 | 2022 |
| MOUNT VERNON HOTEL MUSEUM & GARDEN INC | Not stated | $10,725 | 2020 |
| WARD FOUNDATION INC, THE | Not stated | $10,569 | 2022 |
| VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS | Not stated | $10,500 | 2019 |
| CITY OF WICHITA | Not stated | $10,406 | 2022 |
| THE ART MUSEUM OF EASTERN IDAHO INC | Not stated | $10,350 | 2024 |
| THE WOODLANDS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | Not stated | $10,220 | 2022 |
| THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AND TOLERANCE CENTER OF NASSAU COUNTY INC | Not stated | $10,198 | 2022 |
| NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE | Not stated | $10,110 | 2023 |
| CYNTHIANA-HARRISON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $10,068 | 2022 |
| ABSENTEE SHAWNEE TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2025 |
| AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| ALEUT COMMUNITY OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND | Not stated | $10,000 | 2025 |
| ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM OF ART, L.L.C. | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS FOUNDATION | Not stated | $10,000 | 2026 |
| ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| BARONA GROUP OF THE CAPITAN GRANDE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS OF THE BARONA RESERVATION | Not stated | $10,000 | 2025 |
| BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| BAY MILLS INDIAN COMMUNITY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2025 |
| BEAR RIVER BAND OF THE ROHNERVILLE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| BEAR RIVER BAND OF THE ROHNERVILLE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| BEAR RIVER BAND OF THE ROHNERVILLE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| BEAR RIVER BAND OF THE ROHNERVILLE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2025 |
| BETHEL COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| BISHOP INDIAN TRIBAL COUNCIL | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| BISHOP INDIAN TRIBAL COUNCIL | Not stated | $10,000 | 2025 |
| BLACKFEET TRIBE OF THE BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATION | Not stated | $10,000 | 2025 |
| BLUE LAKE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| BLUE LAKE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| BLUE LAKE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2024 |
| BLUE LAKE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2025 |
| BROCKWAY BOROUGH | Not stated | $10,000 | 2026 |
| BURLINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $10,000 | 2018 |
| CAHTO TRIBE OF THE LAYTONVILLE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2022 |
| CAHTO TRIBE OF THE LAYTONVILLE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
| CAHTO TRIBE OF THE LAYTONVILLE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $10,000 | 2025 |
| CAMPO BAND OF MISSIONS INDIANS | Not stated | $10,000 | 2025 |
| CATAWBA INDIAN NATION | Not stated | $10,000 | 2023 |
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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