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BPL Fund Institutional Giving

Institutional Giving

The Boston Public Library Fund is proud to partner with institutions across Greater Boston and beyond to pioneer innovative programs and enhanced community services at the Boston Public Library. Private philanthropy is essential to the Library, enabling a multitude of special programs and multiplying impacts for communities across the City of Boston.

Why Give?

Institutional support allows the Library to go above and beyond what is possible through City funding alone, accelerating the Library’s work in unlocking opportunity, activating democracy, and sharing treasures, while ensuring it remains 100% free to all.

Institutional Giving

BPL Fund Institutional Giving

The Boston Public Library Fund is proud to partner with institutions across Greater Boston and beyond to pioneer innovative programs and enhanced community services at the Boston Public Library. Private philanthropy is essential to the Library, enabling a multitude of special programs and multiplying impacts for communities across the City of Boston. 

Why Give?

Institutional support allows the Library to go above and beyond what is possible through City funding alone, accelerating the Library’s work in unlocking opportunity, activating democracy, and sharing treasures, while ensuring it remains 100% free to all.

Public Programs

Private support allows the Library to go above and beyond what is possible through City of Boston-funding alone, accelerating the Library’s work in Unlocking Opportunity, Activating Democracy, and Sharing Treasures. Corporate and Foundation giving through the Boston Public Library Fund provides new opportunities for the people of Boston while ensuring that the Library remains 100% Free-to-All.

Learn More

Please contact Benjamin Wind, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at bwind@bplfund.org to discover ways your institution can become a philanthropic partner of Boston Public Library Fund. 

Special Thanks to our Founding Investors

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The Boston Foundation
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Institutional partnerships with the Boston Public Library Fund make possible unique corporate social responsibility activities, employee volunteerism, event and program sponsorships, and a host of other community engagement offerings.

The Boston Public Library’s Homework Assistance Program (HAP) provides free, 100% accessible academic support for thousands of K-8 students in the city. HAP also provides employment and post-secondary skills development for over 50 high-achieving Boston 'Teen Mentors' each year. These exceptional youth deliver a cumulative 10,000 group and one-on-one tutoring lessons annually.

Sponsorship levels:

Presenting Partner: $25,000
Title sponsorship of the Homework Assistance Program 
All the benefits below, plus:
  • Employee Engagement: Meet and greet with future leaders of Boston’s workforce at the Teen Mentor year-end celebration!
  • Corporate branding on public advertising
Community Partner: $10,000
Sponsors community learning at four virtual locations
All the benefits below, plus:
  • Corporate branding on program materials, supplies, and t-shirts
  • Corporate branding on program’s virtual conferencing platform
After-school Success Partner: $5,000
Sponsors one week of the HAP
All the benefits below, plus:
  • Corporate branding on print marketing
  • HAP 2020-21 outcomes reporting
Teen Mentor Sponsor: $2,500
Sponsors one Teen Mentor
  • Acknowledgement of Boston Public Library Fund website & 2021 annual report
  • Personalized reporting and success stories from Teen Mentor sponsor
  • IRA tax-deductible receipt

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Thank you to Emerging Leaders President Adrienne Zak Hunt and BPL President David Leonard for the interesting webinar conversation earlier today. The audience asked terrific questions (thank you!) and we learned so much about the Library`s priorities for the upcoming year.

Missed it? No worries! Sign up for our newsletter and you will get a link to watch the recording.

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Thank you to Emerging Leaders President Adrienne Zak Hunt and BPL President David Leonard for the interesting webinar conversation earlier today. The audience asked terrific questions (thank you!) and we learned so much about the Library's priorities for the upcoming year. Missed it? No worries! Sign up for our newsletter and you will get a link to watch the recording.

Today is Giving Tuesday!💙 Your donation will support the world-class collections, programs, and services offered by the Boston Public Library.

When you make your gift, you’ll receive a bookmark featuring the iconic lions from the McKim Building and be entered to win a library lion swag bag!

#Givingtuesday #library #BostonPublicLibrary

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Today is Giving Tuesday!💙 Your donation will support the world-class collections, programs, and services offered by the Boston Public Library. When you make your gift, you’ll receive a bookmark featuring the iconic lions from the McKim Building and be entered to win a library lion swag bag! #Givingtuesday #library #BostonPublicLibrary

Wait, did we say bookmark? YES WE DID! When you make a gift — of any amount — you will receive a bookmark and be entered to win a library lion inspired swag bag!📖

Make your Giving Tuesday gift now!

#Givingtuesday #library #BostonPublicLibrary

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Wait, did we say bookmark? YES WE DID! When you make a gift — of any amount — you will receive a bookmark and be entered to win a library lion inspired swag bag!📖 Make your Giving Tuesday gift now! #Givingtuesday #library #BostonPublicLibrary

This Thanksgiving, all of us at the Boston Public Library Fund wish to express our appreciation for your continued partnership. Your support has helped us make a meaningful impact in the lives of our patrons.

May you have a wonderful day with family and friends.🦃

Pictured: Lippincott’s for November 1890-1920 Lithograph Arts Department, Boston Public Library

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This Thanksgiving, all of us at the Boston Public Library Fund wish to express our appreciation for your continued partnership. Your support has helped us make a meaningful impact in the lives of our patrons. May you have a wonderful day with family and friends.🦃 Pictured: Lippincott’s for November 1890-1920 Lithograph Arts Department, Boston Public Library

Calling all library lovers... bookmark us for Giving Tuesday! A gift to the Boston Public Library Fund during this season of giving is a heart-warming way to support your community.

When you make a donation — of any amount — now, through Nov. 28, we’ll send you a bookmark featuring one of the iconic lions from the lobby of the McKim Building of the Central Library as a thank-you for your generosity. In addition, one winner will receive a special library lion–inspired swag bag!

#givingtuesday #library #bostonpubliclibray

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Calling all library lovers... bookmark us for Giving Tuesday! A gift to the Boston Public Library Fund during this season of giving is a heart-warming way to support your community. When you make a donation — of any amount — now, through Nov. 28, we’ll send you a bookmark featuring one of the iconic lions from the lobby of the McKim Building of the Central Library as a thank-you for your generosity. In addition, one winner will receive a special library lion–inspired swag bag! #givingtuesday #library #bostonpubliclibray

Applications are now open to join the Boston Public Library Fund`s Emerging Leaders, a Board for those under 40 who want to help shape the vision and future of the Library.

Go to bplfund.org/emerging-leaders and apply today!

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Applications are now open to join the Boston Public Library Fund's Emerging Leaders, a Board for those under 40 who want to help shape the vision and future of the Library. Go to bplfund.org/emerging-leaders and apply today!
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