Organizations Filed Purposes:
FRIENDS OF THE HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY IS THE FUNDRAISING PARTNER OF HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARY AND BUILDS AWARENESS, APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT FOR OUR WORLD-CLASS LIBRARY.
LIBRARY SUPPORT: FRIENDS OF HCL RAISES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PRIVATE SUPPORT EACH YEAR TO HELP HCL MAKE THE WONDER OF LEARNING AND DISCOVERY MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. TOGETHER, WE ENVISION A HENNEPIN COUNTY WHERE LIBRARY SERVICES ENSURE THAT EVERY PERSON HAS THE OPPORTUNITY AND RESOURCES TO READ, GRADUATE, ENGAGE, WORK AND LEARN. FUNDS RAISED BY FRIENDS OF HCL SUPPORT HCL PROGRAMS LIKE TEEN TECH SQUAD AND HOMEWORK HELP AND KEY INITIATIVES LIKE EXPANDING EARLY LEARNING AND INCREASING KINDERGARTEN-READINESS.
PEN PALS: PEN PALS IS AN AWARD-WINNING LECTURE SERIES FEATURING AUTHORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. ATTENDEES ENJOY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH BOTH THE AUTHORS' WORKS AND THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES. WHEN FULLY SPONSORED, THIS LECTURE SERIES GENERATES INCOME SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. 130 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED STAFF AT 10 EVENTS, CONTRIBUTING 195 HOURS TO THE PROGRAM. 5,939 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE PROGRAM IN 2019.
PUBLIC AWARENESS AND DONOR ENGAGEMENT: TALK OF THE STACKS IS A READING SERIES WHICH EXPLORES CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE AND CULTURE. 1,210 INDIVIDUALS ATTENED 5 PROGRAMS AT NO COST DURING THE YEAR. 20 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 50 HOURS TO ASSIST STAFF WITH THE SERIES. ADDITIONAL LITERARY AND CULTURAL EVENTS: 765 PEOPLE ATTENDED 5 ENGAGEMENT EVENTS WHICH HIGHLIGHT EXCEPTIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE OR COLLECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FURTHER PUBLIC AWARENESS PIECES ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY SYSTEM: 7250 PUBLIC EVENTS GUIDES, 3 NEWSLETTERS PROVIDING MORE THAN 30,000 PRINT IMPRESSIONS AND 40+ EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS TO 10,000 HOUSEHOLDS, 6,303 FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM FANS, AND ACQUIRED 56,965 UNIQUE WEBSITE VISITS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kristi Pearson | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $143,784 |
| Linda Merritt | FINANCE DIRE | 40 | $60,969 |
| Addis Tesfaye | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pat Schmitt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Racciatti | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kyle Parsons | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cheryl Olseth | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mohammed Lawal | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charlie Knuth | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bernadeia Johnson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Grossman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Du Bois | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julia Dayton Klein | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Allinson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Suzan Mcginnis | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Lancaster | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Aimee Rogstad Guidera | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Kai Sakstrup | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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