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CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION

EIN: 36-3480353Chicago, ILZIP: 60606
B71I - Education501(c)(3)

Mission

ESTABLISHED IN 1986, THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION (CPLF) IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT THAT EXISTS TO ACCELERATE THE POTENTIAL OF OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY BY INVESTING IN RESOURCES THAT TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, WE HAVE CONNECTED (SEE SCH O) INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, AND CITY AGENCIES COMMITTED TO BUILDING A STRONGER AND MORE EQUITABLE CHICAGO. TOGETHER, WE MAKE PATHWAYS TO LEARNING, CREATIVITY, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACCESSIBLE TO CHICAGOANS OF ALL AGES THROUGH INVESTMENT ACROSS THREE FUNDING PRIORITY AREAS: CLOSING THE ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY GAP; SPARKING CREATIVITY & CONNECTION FOR ALL; AND BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$7M$0$39M

Compensation

BRENDA LANGSTRAAT BUI
President & CEO
chief executive officer
$206,000
$6,180
$0
$253,231
ELIZABETH ZACHARA DAVIS
Chief Operating Officer
chief operating officer
$123,500
$5,000
$0
$152,459
KATHERINE NARDIN
Chief Development Officer
chief development officer
$0
$0
$0
$140,711
AUDREY PEIPER
Director of Legacy and Impact Giving
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$113,965
JODI BLOCK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JACQUELINE GRIESDORN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL FASSNACHT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELIZABETH DONNELLY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CINDY PRITZKER
Chairman Emeritus
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRYAN LOGAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREA SAENZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FRANCIA HARRINGTON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELIZABETH TULACH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUZANNE YOON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JANE PARK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WENDY BERGER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRUCE SAGAN
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ADAM HECKTMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER FRIEDES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ADAM L HOEFLICH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAURENCE SZUMSKI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHERRYL THOMAS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ARCHANA KUMAR
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARCY CARLIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT WISLOW
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARGARET BACZKOWSKI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CARL JONES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KATHLEEN BOEGE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALENA ANTIGUA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK SPROUT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WADE THOMSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEVE HENDRY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AVANI NARANG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUREN GUPTA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREW LADD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MONIQUE DEMORY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LINDA FILLER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ESTHER CHOY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HEATHER ALGER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MATTHEW BREWER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROGER LIEW
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK GARTLAND
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHEILA OWENS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DONNA LAPIETRA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PRIYA SADARANGANI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID CASPER
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
LINDA JOHNSON RICE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHERYL MAYBERRY MCKISSACK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARIANNA RUIZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TRISHA L MOWBRAY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AMANDA MORRIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEIRDRE DRAKE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TRISHA ROONEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID HEROY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDRES ORDONEZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GRAHAM C GRADY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL WILSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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