Donate Now About The mission of the Fund is to provide financial support to the Boston Public Library, ensuring that it remains viable, engaging, accessible, and free to all. The Fund fulfills this mission by working in partnership with the Library, donors, and other funders in supporting BPL programs and special initiatives. Support from the Fund supplements, but does not supplant, other BPL resources, including City of Boston funding. Mission Our Board Our Staff Founding Investors FAQs Reports FUELING EXPERIMENTATION & FORGING A STRONGER COMMUNITY More than 170 years ago, a group of Bostonians envisioned a dynamic place of learning where people would enrich their minds and souls, advance the spirit of democracy, and discover a retreat that was free to all. Now, a new generation of Bostonians is working to catapult the Boston Public Library into its next era. The Boston Public Library Fund fuels the experimentation and innovation necessary to ensure that our library not only addresses the broad needs of our communities, but also empowers the people of Boston to shape and realize an audacious future for our city and beyond. The Fund isn’t about nice-to-haves. Your support positions us to experiment and bring bold new ideas to life, develop innovative services that strengthen our community, and ensure that the BPL’s world-class spaces and collections are preserved and accessible for generations. Gifts to the Fund also strengthen our efforts to transform learning for 21st-century students, honor our obligation to offer an environment where all voices are heard, and create new ways for people to immerse themselves in their passions, encounter new ideas, and broaden their horizons. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jeffrey B. Hawkins Chair Deputy Managing Partner, Bain Capital Credit Grace Fey Treasurer President, Grace Fey Advisors Barry Canton Chief Technical Officer, Ginkgo Bioworks Douglas Carney Senior Vice President - Real Estate and Facilities, System Chief Facilities Officer, Mount Sinai Health System - Ichan School of Medicine Priscilla H. Douglas Chair, Boston Public Library Board of Trustees Robert Gallery Former Chair, Boston Public Library Board of Trustees Hannah Grove Senior Advisor, State Street Corporation Michael Keating Partner, Foley Hoag LLP David Leonard President, Boston Public Library Louis Maiuri Chief Operating Officer, State Street Corporation Greg Shell Managing Director, Bain Capital Double Impact Kerry Herlihy Sullivan President, Bank of America Charitable Foundation Adrienne Zak President, Emerging Leaders Vice President, State Street Corporation OUR STAFF Paula Sakey Executive Director psakey@bplfund.org 617-859-2029 Carol Estes-Schwartz Deputy Executive Director cestes@bplfund.org 617-859-2032 Beth Barclay Director of Individual Giving bbarclay@bplfund.org 617-859-2031 Anna Harris Development Associate aharris@bplfund.org 617-859-2027 Kyle Lindsay Database Development Associate klindsay@bplfund.org 617-859-2030 Theresa Meckel Director of Finance and Operations tmeckel@bplfund.org 617-859-2028 Katie Miller Associate Director, Communications & Donor Relations kmiller@bplfund.org Benjamin Swisher Corporate and Foundation Relations Intern intern@bplfund.org Benjamin Wind Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations bwind@bplfund.org 617-859-2026 FOUNDING INVESTORS The Boston Public Library Fund launches the next phase of the Library’s philanthropic endeavors and represents a new era of collaboration with the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center, the Associates of the Boston Public Library, and all of the BPL’s affiliates. We are enormously grateful to the following enlightened funders for their generous commitment to the success of the Fund and steadfast belief in the Boston Public Library through their capacity-building grants. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Is the Boston Public Library Fund part of the Boston Public Library system? Why does the Library need money if it is funded by the City? Have there been previous philanthropic efforts for the Library? Are there other organizations that raise funds for the Library? How is the Fund different from the Associates of the BPL and Friends of the BPL? What types of programs and activities will my gift support? Can I designate my gift to a particular Library branch? Can I donate books to the Library? Are there opportunities to make gifts of stock, real estate or other assets to the Fund? I would like to run a special event to raise funds for the Library or partner with the Library through my business to raise money. How do I do that? REPORTS Boston Public Libary Fund Impact Report 2021 2020 Audited Financial Statement FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM @bplfund Follow on Instagram Stay In Touch With BPLF! Subscribe to Our Mailing List Subscribe Boston Public Library Fund 700 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 617-859-2027 info@bplfund.org About Impact Why the Library News + Events Support the Fund Contact © 2021 Boston Public Library Fund Site Development + Design: Bonnie Katz Design Site Concept Designer: Adam & Co