February 10, 2014 12:00 AM

Book Value: The largest library foundations

Ranked by total assets, in millions, using most recent available IRS Form 990, except for New York Public Library, which provided preliminary data as of Dec. 31, 2013.

Rank	Library foundation	Assets
1	New York Public Library1	$1,050
2	Morgan Library and Museum1	$156
3	Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation	$151
4	The Thomas Jefferson Foundation2	$141
5	Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association3	$122
6	Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation	$106
7	Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation	$59
8	Seattle Public Library Foundation	$53
9	George W. Bush Foundation	$53
10	George Bush Presidential Library Foundation	$50
11	San Diego Public Library Foundation	$41
12	Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation	$38
13	John F. Kennedy Library Foundation	$34
14	Brooklyn Public Library1	$33
15	Providence Public Library Foundation	$32
16	Library Foundation of Los Angeles	$30
17	Chicago Public Library Foundation	$28
18	Gerald B. Ford Presidential Foundation	$23
19	Houston Public Library Foundation	$22
20	Indianapolis-Marion County Library Foundation	$18
21	Queens Library Foundation	$15
22	Friends of St. Paul Public Library	$14
23	Library Foundation for the Benefit of St. Louis Public Library	$11
24	Nashville Public Library Foundation	$11
25	Allen County Public Library Foundation	$11
	Total	$2,244
1: Does not use a foundation structure.
2: Supports Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies.
3: Supports Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mt. Vernon.
Source: Wilmington Trust