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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUCSON CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $35,562 | 2022 |
| TABLE MOUNTAIN RANCHERIA | Not stated | $35,383 | 2023 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CORPORATION OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY | Not stated | $35,234 | 2022 |
| PUEBLO OF ZUNI | Not stated | $35,135 | 2020 |
| LEAHY CENTER FOR LAKE CHAMPLAIN, INC. | Not stated | $35,129 | 2022 |
| MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION | Not stated | $34,944 | 2022 |
| CITY OF FORT WORTH | Not stated | $34,924 | 2022 |
| THE CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY, INC | Not stated | $34,891 | 2022 |
| IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE M | Not stated | $34,800 | 2022 |
| CITY OF MOSES LAKE | Not stated | $34,713 | 2021 |
| GLYNN, COUNTY OF | Not stated | $34,470 | 2022 |
| EXPERIENCE LEARNING COMMUNITY | Not stated | $34,337 | 2022 |
| RACINE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $34,286 | 2019 |
| MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION | Not stated | $34,272 | 2020 |
| THE TOMAQUAG INDIAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM | Not stated | $34,200 | 2024 |
| TOUGALOO COLLEGE | Not stated | $34,200 | 2020 |
| LAWNSIDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. | Not stated | $34,180 | 2024 |
| PLANO AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM | Not stated | $34,149 | 2026 |
| SIMMONS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $33,994 | 2021 |
| WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBE | Not stated | $33,618 | 2019 |
| UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HISTORY PROJECT OF THE CAPITAL REGION, INC. | Not stated | $33,453 | 2024 |
| HISTORIC MUSCATINE | Not stated | $33,000 | 2023 |
| ART CENTER OF THE BLUEGRASS INC | Not stated | $32,648 | 2022 |
| CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $32,530 | 2023 |
| LINCOLN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES FOUNDATION | Not stated | $32,500 | 2022 |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA | Not stated | $32,500 | 2021 |
| BLUE LAKE RANCHERIA | Not stated | $32,493 | 2020 |
| THE BURLESQUE HALL OF FAME INC | Not stated | $32,444 | 2022 |
| CHER-AE HEIGHTS INDIAN COMMUNITY OF THE TRINIDAD RANCHERIA | Not stated | $32,432 | 2019 |
| VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART | Not stated | $32,399 | 2024 |
| DR CARTER G WOODSON AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $32,394 | 2026 |
| FAIRBANKS MUSEUM & PLANETARIUM INC | Not stated | $32,367 | 2023 |
| THE TAUBMAN MUSEUM OF ART | Not stated | $32,350 | 2022 |
| LANCASTER PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $32,272 | 2022 |
| FRIENDS OF SUMNER SCHOOL MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES | Not stated | $32,114 | 2022 |
| BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN CORPORATION | Not stated | $32,105 | 2022 |
| WHALING MUSEUM SOCIETY INC | Not stated | $32,089 | 2022 |
| CITY OF ANNISTON | Not stated | $32,080 | 2022 |
| BURKE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | Not stated | $31,988 | 2022 |
| SUQUAMISH INDIAN TRIBE OF THE PORT MADISON RESERVATION | Not stated | $31,916 | 2017 |
| BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, INC. | Not stated | $31,900 | 2022 |
| BARTOW COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM | Not stated | $31,691 | 2022 |
| BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC, INC. | Not stated | $31,686 | 2022 |
| COUNTY OF VOLUSIA | Not stated | $31,670 | 2022 |
| GREAT BRIDGE BATTLEFIELD & WATERWAYS HISTORYFOUNDATION | Not stated | $31,628 | 2023 |
| LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $31,564 | 2022 |
| SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM | Not stated | $31,130 | 2022 |
| CITY OF STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA | Not stated | $31,119 | 2022 |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $30,993 | 2020 |
| LAURA INGALLS WILDER HOME ASSOCIATION OF MANSFIELD, MISSOURI | Not stated | $30,970 | 2023 |
| KEY WEST ART AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. | Not stated | $30,891 | 2022 |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | Not stated | $30,725 | 2022 |
| FRIENDS OF ALICE AUSTEN HOUSE INC | Not stated | $30,693 | 2022 |
| PORT ANGELES FINE ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION | Not stated | $30,600 | 2022 |
| KIDSPACE: A PARTICIPATORY MUSEUM | Not stated | $30,400 | 2022 |
| PULASKI COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY | Not stated | $30,363 | 2022 |
| SAGINAW CHIPPEWA INDIAN TRIBE | Not stated | $30,304 | 2020 |
| BALTIMORE CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC | Not stated | $30,283 | 2022 |
| MAINE AUDUBON SOCIETY | Not stated | $30,278 | 2022 |
| MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM | Not stated | $30,000 | 2022 |
| ORLEANS CENTRAL SUPERVISORY UNION | Not stated | $29,819 | 2019 |
| FORDHAM UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $29,804 | 2022 |
| BB KING MUSEUM & DELTA | Not stated | $29,566 | 2021 |
| HARDING FINE ARTS CENTER, INC. | Not stated | $29,326 | 2022 |
| SOUTH BEND REGIONAL MUSEUM OF ART INC | Not stated | $29,302 | 2022 |
| YAVAPAI APACHE NATION | Not stated | $29,204 | 2022 |
| COUSHATTA TRIBE OF LOUISIANA | Not stated | $29,202 | 2020 |
| WAHLUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT 73 | Not stated | $29,040 | 2020 |
| BURCHFIELD-PENNEY ART CENTER | Not stated | $29,000 | 2022 |
| THE BIG HEAVY WORLD FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $28,748 | 2022 |
| AMAZEMENT SQUARE | Not stated | $28,716 | 2022 |
| EXPLORATION PLACE, INC | Not stated | $28,644 | 2022 |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | Not stated | $28,546 | 2023 |
| VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS | Not stated | $28,527 | 2021 |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF TAMPA, INC. | Not stated | $28,521 | 2022 |
| EXPLORATION PLACE, INC | Not stated | $28,383 | 2023 |
| HISTORY CENTER LAKE FOREST - LAKE BLUFF | Not stated | $28,184 | 2023 |
| DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER OF ORANGE COUNTY | Not stated | $28,015 | 2022 |
| VERMONT GRANITE MUSEUM | Not stated | $28,015 | 2022 |
| SEA TURTLE INC | Not stated | $28,012 | 2023 |
| N Y CITY OF DYCKMAN FARMHOUSE MUSEUM | Not stated | $27,882 | 2022 |
| MOBILE MEDICAL MUSEUM, INC. | Not stated | $27,750 | 2022 |
| HOMER SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY, INC | Not stated | $27,672 | 2019 |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE | Not stated | $27,478 | 2020 |
| SANDWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $27,400 | 2023 |
| NOOKSACK INDIAN TRIBE | Not stated | $27,367 | 2022 |
| MUSEUM ALLIANCE OF RAPID CITY, INC. | Not stated | $27,250 | 2022 |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA NATION | Not stated | $27,078 | 2022 |
| CADE MUSEUM FOUNDATION, INC. | Not stated | $27,032 | 2022 |
| CAPTAIN FORBES HOUSE MUSEUM | Not stated | $26,790 | 2022 |
| EAST AURORA SCHOOL DISTRICT 131 | Not stated | $26,326 | 2019 |
| GATEWAY TO SCIENCE CENTER, INC. | Not stated | $26,303 | 2022 |
| RICE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | $26,218 | 2020 |
| PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY, INC. | Not stated | $26,170 | 2022 |
| ART CENTER OF THE BLUEGRASS INC | Not stated | $26,116 | 2020 |
| SHELTON-MCMURPHEY-JOHNSON ASSOCIATES | Not stated | $25,976 | 2023 |
| THE CHILDRENS MUSEUM IN OAK LAWN | Not stated | $25,726 | 2022 |
| KLEHM ARBORETUM AND BOTANIC GARDEN INC | Not stated | $25,456 | 2021 |
| GOLD NUGGET MUSEUM | Not stated | $25,344 | 2023 |
| FORT BENTON SCHOOLS | Not stated | $25,111 | 2019 |
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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