Financial Transparency

The Your Dollars at Work section of the website shares shares stories about the impact of philanthropy on Madison Public Library, and the community regularly.

Donor Privacy Policy

Madison Public Library Foundation will not exchange, sell or give away its donors’ information to any other entity. 

— established in 2003 by the foundation Board of Directors

Tax Forms, Annual Reports, and Audited Financial Statements

Visit our Annual Reports page to view current and past annual reports, audited financial reports, and form 990s. Learn how the foundation spends each dollar raised through donations, fundraiser ticket sales, and corporate sponsorships while protecting its donors’ personal information. 

Administrative Charges on Donor-Designated Gifts

One of our fundamental goals is to support library branch and program fundraising. However, we incur substantial costs and out-of-pocket expenses to develop proposals and reports, and to properly recognize donors and their gifts. The foundation adopted a policy to withhold 5 percent of each donor-designated gift of more than $1,000 to support these administrative costs.