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US nonprofit · EIN 931190983 · Portland, ORiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 931190983) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Library Foundation Inc Serving the People of Multnomah County

Donations deductible
Revenue
$3.5m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$4m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$28.9m
$944k liabilities
Net assets
$27.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
19
5.0 years on average
Staff
9
19 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Bradley Thies
Left since last filing
2
11% of the board
How am I connected?

Library Foundation Inc Serving the People of Multnomah County's network

19 people5 organisationsi19 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bradley Thies Chair (also filed as Brad Thies, Brad Thies)Chair2019
7 yrs
Anne JarvisTrustee2020
6 yrs
David BarnardTrustee2025
1 yr
David L Vernier (also filed as David Vernier)Trustee2019
7 yrs
Jean JosephsonTrustee2020
6 yrs
Jeff SchererTrustee2020
6 yrs
Katherine S CahillTrustee2025
1 yr
Kori AllenVice-Chair2020
6 yrs
Kristin CollinsTrustee2019
7 yrs
Luka ArnerichTrustee2023
3 yrs
Mika MaloneTrustee2025
1 yr
Molly ONOTrustee2023
3 yrs
Paul J Kelly JR (also filed as Paul J Kelly Jr)Company secretary2019
7 yrs
Peter GalenTreasurer2019
7 yrs
Shiau YEN Chin-Dennis (also filed as Shiau Yen Chin-Dennis)Trustee2019
7 yrs
Sonja McKenzieTrustee2023
3 yrs
Victoria Bejarano MuirheadTrustee2025
1 yr
Wendy Gruenberg Wray (also filed as Wendy Wray)Trustee2019
7 yrs
Yonette FineTrustee2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 19 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Dan Love CenterwallExecutive Dir. (From 2/2024)since 2024
Merris SumrallExecutive Dir. (Thru 3/2024)since 2023

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dan Love CenterwallExecutive Dir.40$127k$19k
Brad ThiesChair2$0
Kori AllenVice-Chair2$0
Paul J Kelly JrSecretary2$0
Peter GalenTreasurer2$0
Wendy Gruenberg WrayTrustee2$0
Luka ArnerichTrustee1$0
David BarnardTrustee1$0
Katherine S CahillTrustee1$0
Shiau Yen Chin-DennisTrustee1$0
Kristin CollinsTrustee1$0
Yonette FineTrustee1$0
Anne JarvisTrustee1$0
Jean JosephsonTrustee1$0
Mika MaloneTrustee1$0
Sonja McKenzieTrustee1$0
Victoria Bejarano MuirheadTrustee1$0
Molly OnoTrustee1$0
Jeff SchererTrustee1$0
David L VernierTrustee1$0

About

Legal name
Library Foundation Inc Serving the People of Multnomah County
EIN
931190983
Address
620 Sw 5th Ave Ste 1025, Portland, OR, 97204-1437
State
Oregon
Mission
The library foundation strengthens our community and creates a brighter future for children by supporting, expanding and advocating for multnomah county library's innovative and groundbreaking work. Gifts, large and small, make this work possible. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A70 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1995
Principal officer
Dan Love Centerwall (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 1996
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsBradley Thies
≥7years on the filingsDavid L Vernier
≥7years on the filingsKristin Collins
≥7years on the filingsPaul J Kelly JR

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$28.9m
Total liabilities
$944k
Net assets or fund balances
$27.9m
Contributions and grants received
$2.8m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$2.8m
Employees
9
Volunteers
19

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$3.5m$4mDeficit $594k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Multnomah County LibraryTo support collections, programs, and building projects of multnomah county library.$2.4m
Libraries Yes CommitteeTo support library ballot measure.$300k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
The Library Foundation Inc.-Serving The People Of Multnomah County likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, active business entities (data.oregon.gov tckn-sxa6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Oregon
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Active
Formed
27 February 1995
Registered agent
Dan Love Centerwall (city and state not held)