The Robert W Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center
The Robert W Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center reported $15.7 million in revenue and $14.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.08 went to program services, $15.74 to management and general costs and $3.18 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 76.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $218,667 (CEO & Library Dir/Ex-Officio). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 40% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.1% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.7% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.32 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 9.3% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 76.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $218,667 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.49% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 30.4 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEstablished in 1982, the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library serves more than 9,300 undergraduate and graduate students from three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College. The Library is committed to delivering exceptional information management, instructional support, research consultation, and access to globally curated resources that foster academic achievement and faculty excellence. The Library maintains an extensive holding of volumes, serials, periodicals, microfilm, and electronic…
Woodruff Foundation Expanding Capacity for Cultural Preservation and Programming Project Grant Overall Purpose: The Expanding Capacity for Cultural Preservation and Programming Project will complete the expansion of archival storage areas and realize the evolved role of the Exhibition Hall in learning. Once completed, the project will significantly improve and optimize archives storage spaces, and enhance the complementary active learning space for increased functionality and engagement with students, faculty and the broader community. The Expanding Capacity for Cultural Preservation and…
Mellon Enhancing Institutional DI & Descriptive Practices Grant 2210-13949 - Between July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 the following notable activities occurred: 1) Worked with the vendor to configure and deploy the production server for the repository 2) Structured 183 collections (103,000 objects) and ingested associated metadata and files into the new repository 3) New repository launched and promoted in March 2025 4) Provisioned Dell/EMC dynamic tiered storage system in the library's datacenter 5) Completed reparative metadata project, drafted AUC Reparative Metadata Guidelines 6) Completed…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Library Dir/Ex-Officio Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $182,125 | $0 | $36,542 | $218,667 |
| CFO/Asst Dir for Operations Officer, 35.0 hrs/week | $174,263 | $0 | $18,983 | $193,246 |
| Director Engagement & Scholars Highest compensated employee, 0.0 hrs/week | $134,037 | $0 | $28,915 | $162,952 |
| Controller Highest compensated employee, 35.0 hrs/week | $129,559 | $0 | $24,023 | $153,582 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Robert W Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $423K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 595
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to The Robert W Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center totaling $1.9M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 The Robert W Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center spent in FY2025, $81.08 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Robert W Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Robert W Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center reported that 81.1% of its $14.7 million in expenses went to program services, 15.7% to management and general and 3.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Robert W Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Robert W Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $218,667, for the role of CEO & Library Dir/Ex-Officio (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Robert W Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center get its money?
Of $15.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 9.3% came from contributions and grants and 76.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Robert W Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-0267588 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202640639349301904 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530649349300723 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400829349300280 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320479349301972 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210329349300001 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130419349301903 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-0267588: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.