Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION HELPS THE LIBRARY BUILD ITS COLLECTION AND RESOURCES, OFFER PROGRAMS FOR PATRONS OF ALL AGES, AND BETTER SERVE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE DO THIS BY SECURING AND MANAGING DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES AND FOUNDATIONS TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT PUBLIC FUNDING PROVIDES.
TO HELP THE LIBRARY BUILD ITS COLLECTIONS, OFFER PATRON PROGRAMS, AND BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION REPRESENTED MORE THAN 9,700 DONORS IN 2019 WHO DECLARE THROUGH THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE LIBRARY IS A TREASURE IN OUR COMMUNITY. DONORS' COLLECTIVE INVESTMENTS ENHANCE LIBRARY COLLECTIONS, MAKE POSSIBLE FREE PROGRAMS AT LIBRARY BRANCHES, AND FUND NEW SERVICES TO HELP EVERYONE CONNECT TO RESOURCES THAT WILL BETTER THEIR LIVES. PRIVATE SUPPORT ALSO STRENGTHENS THE LIBRARY'S CAPACITY TO INNOVATE AND ADAPT TO CHANGE AND ALLOWS THE LIBRARY TO EXPERIMENT, EVALUATE THE RESULTS, AND INVEST RESOURCES IN AREAS THAT HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT IN CREATING AN EQUITABLE SOCIETY WHERE ALL SEATTLE RESIDENTS CAN THRIVE. IN 2019, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED MORE THAN $4.1 MILLION IN GRANTS AND DIRECT PROGRAM SUPPORT, OF WHICH OVER $3.7 MILLION WAS IN CASH GRANTS AND SUPPORT TO THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY. THESE GRANTS SUPPORT SIX PATRON SERVICE PRIORITIES: COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES; YOUTH AND FAMILY LEARNING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESS; REIMAGINED SPACES; AND SEATTLE CULTURE AND HISTORY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS LIBRARY TRAINING, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO HELP KEEP THE LIBRARY A LEADER IN ITS FIELD. THE LARGEST CASH GRANT, OVER $1.9 MILLION, SUPPORTED THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES. THESE FUNDS ALLOWED THE LIBRARY TO PURCHASE BOOKS, EBOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, DVDS, AND MUSIC FOR ALL AGES, AS WELL AS BOOKS AND MATERIALS FOR NUMEROUS LIBRARY PROGRAMS. CURRENTLY ONE IN EVERY FOUR ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION IS PURCHASED WITH FOUNDATION FUNDS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTED THE LIBRARY'S SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES, GIVING OVER $560,000 IN GRANT FUNDS TO SPONSOR PROGRAMS SUCH AS SUMMER OF LEARNING, HOMEWORK HELP, RAISING A READER, THE GLOBAL READING CHALLENGE, AND OTHER INITIATIVES TO HELP CHILDREN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. A GRANT OF OVER $870,000 SUPPORTED VARIOUS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MOBILE SERVICES TO REACH PATRONS WITH BARRIERS TO VISITING BRANCHES, SUCH AS SENIORS, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND ART PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE NONTRADITIONAL LIBRARY AUDIENCES. GRANTS OF OVER $216,000 IN THE TECHNOLOGY AND ACCESS ARENA SUPPORTED UPGRADED TECHNOLOGY AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITIES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTED THE LIBRARY'S EFFORTS TO REIMAGINE ITS SPACES TO BETTER SERVE GROWING POPULATIONS WITH GRANTS TOTALING OVER $199,000 IN 2019. GRANTS TOTALING OVER $500,000 WERE PROVIDED FOR SPECIALIZED STAFF TRAINING, STRATEGIC SUPPORT, AND SEATTLE CULTURE AND HISTORY.
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 |
|---|
| Jonna Ward | CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $170,388 |
| Brian Lawrence | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $134,547 |
| Jeff Guddat | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THRU 07/19 | 40 | $112,265 |
| Kay Odrosky | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $62,678 |
| Jennifer Shin | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT THRU 03/19 | 40 | $42,532 |
| Irene Yamamoto | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ina Tateuchi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Theodore Ted Collins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Zunker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hewan Teshome | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Strauss | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Stanley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Stafford | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Southwell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Claudia Skelton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lori Scott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Rosen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Repass | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Potts | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tuan Ngo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Momyer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Massinga | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Mara | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kitti Lile | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Kohut | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lori Kilberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Judy Kelley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Hammel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Justo Gonzalez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sibyl Frankenburg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Davis B Fox | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lauren Dudley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Donaldson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia L Dawson Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Morgan Collins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ross Baker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Grace Nordhoff | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Catherine Irby Arnold | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Tyler Preston Mickey | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Ellen Look | VICE-PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Walker | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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