About Us
Our Mission
The Deschutes Public Library Foundation was founded by forward-thinking community members in 1993 to provide dependable, sustainable funding that supports and enhances library programs and outreach services that are not funded through taxes.
The Foundation raises and manages funds to ensure world-class library programs that reach and serve all people in Deschutes County.
Community support provides the margin of excellence that makes our libraries outstanding.
Accomplishments
The Foundation has been presenting sponsor for A Novel Idea...Read Together since the program's inception in 2004. Each Spring, thousands of Deschutes County residents share the common bond of reading a selected book and participating in a variety of literary and cultural events.
The Foundation supported refurbishing and rewrapping the Deschutes Public Library's Bookmobile, which provides library materials to children, young adults, parents, and child care providers.
For more organizational information, See Our Guidestar Listing. (Guidestar is a national database of U.S. charitable organizations that gathers and distributes data on more than a million nonprofit organizations.)
Financial Information
The IRS Form 990 is an annual reporting return that the Deschutes Public Library Foundation, like many other federally tax-exempt organizations, must file annually with the IRS. It provides information on the Foundation’s mission, programs, and finances
