Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Trust

Name

Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Trust

Legal name

Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Trust

Website

https://glact.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Library Nonprofit Support

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Charitable Giving & Philanthropic Trust Advisory (FSAEAKAH), After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC)

Keywords

• Public library support
• Nonprofit fundraising
• Arts and culture funding
• Community literacy programs
• Library advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Glendale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The primary revenue stream consists of individual donations (one-time, annual, and recurring/monthly), tribute gifts in honor of loved ones, and special event fundraising. Donations of $1,000 or more are recognized on the Donor Wall at Glendale Central Library. The organization also receives grants through partnership arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GLACT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable trust that raises donations and grants and channels them into programs and resources at Glendale Central Library, six neighborhood branches, and the Brand Library & Art Center. Its work funds literacy and reading programs, exhibitions, adaptive arts programming, makerspaces, and mobile library services. The Trust also provides volunteer advocacy and fundraising services for the Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department.

Product overview

The Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Trust (GLACT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created in 2020 through the merger of Friends of the Glendale Public Library and The Glendale Library Foundation. Rather than a single unified product, GLACT operates as a charitable trust that supports multiple library programs and services including ReflectSpace Gallery, Summer Reading Program, Children's Space, TeenSpace, Bookmobile, Neighborhood Libraries, eBooks, SoundSpace, MakerSpace, Teen Programming, and the Adaptive Arts Program. The Trust enhances programs at Glendale Central Library, six neighborhood branches, and the Brand Library & Art Center through fundraising, special events, and volunteer services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Library Program Fundraising and Advocacy
• ReflectSpace Gallery

Quantifiable outcome

• 643,393 in-person library visitors served annually across 8 branches
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, notable and minor.

• Getty (PST ART)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 September 2024The Trust, through a grant from Getty, supports PST ART: Art & Science Collide regional exhibitions including 'Blended Worlds' at Brand Library & Art Center. This is part of a larger initiative with over 70 exhibitions and programs exploring intersections of art and science.
• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 September 2024JPL, an operating division of Caltech and FFRDC for NASA, collaborated with the City of Glendale's Library, Arts & Culture Department to create the 'Blended Worlds' exhibition featuring artists working with JPL scientists and engineers.
• Shepard FaireynotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2024Acclaimed street artist and activist who created a solo exhibition 'Peace is Radical' at ReflectSpace Gallery. Fairey also designed a limited-edition library card available at all Glendale Library branches.
• YWCA of Glendale and PasadenaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnered with ReflectSpace Gallery to display 'The Clothesline Project' alongside the 'He Threw the Last Punch Too Hard' exhibition on domestic violence.
• C.A.R.E. (Comfort Women Action for Redress & Education)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 July 2023Organization led by Phyllis Kim that collaborated with ReflectSpace Gallery for the 'Women and War' exhibition, organizing student artist contributions exploring 'comfort women' histories.
• International Coalition of Sites of ConsciencenotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023ReflectSpace Gallery is part of this international network connecting sites of historical significance to contemporary human rights movements.
• City of Glendale Library, Arts & Culture DepartmentflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The primary beneficiary organization. The Trust was established to provide advocacy, financial support, and volunteer services to enhance the programs and resources offered at Glendale Central Library, six neighborhood branches, and the Brand Library & Art Center.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• American Library Association: National professional association for libraries. While not a direct fundraising peer, ALA sets library advocacy frameworks, training, and grant programs relevant to GLACT's mission and operations.
• California State Library Foundation: Statewide California library support and advocacy organization. Operates at a higher geographic tier (state vs. city) and provides grant funding that can flow down to organizations like GLACT.

Direct peers

• Chicago Public Library Foundation: Fundraising and advocacy nonprofit supporting the Chicago Public Library. Same legal structure (501(c)(3)) and mission (supplementing public library funding) though operating at materially larger scale.
• Pasadena Public Library Foundation: A 501(c)(3) charitable organization that raises private funds to support Pasadena's public library system. Highly comparable geographic and demographic profile to GLACT, with similar mission, donor base type, and program categories.
• Austin Public Library Friends Foundation: Nonprofit supporting Austin Public Library programming, collections, and facilities through member donations and special events. Comparable volunteer-driven fundraising approach for a multi-branch urban system.
• Burbank Public Library Friends: Adjacent LA County library support nonprofit serving Burbank. Closest geographic peer to GLACT with overlapping donor pool and similar suburban-urban branch structure.
• Library Foundation of Los Angeles: Nonprofit that supplements Los Angeles Public Library funding through private donations and grants. Closest geographic peer and operates at a similar multi-branch urban scale, though larger.
• Friends of the Seattle Public Library: Nonprofit support organization for the Seattle Public Library system, raising funds and advocating for library programs. Direct functional peer in mission, structure (volunteer-led), and fundraising mechanics.
• Boston Public Library Foundation: Charitable partner of the Boston Public Library, raising private funds for programs, collections, and capital projects. Directly comparable in mission and donor-driven support model.
• San Francisco Public Library Foundation: Independent 501(c)(3) that raises private funds to expand programs and collections across San Francisco's public library branches. Direct peer supporting a multi-branch urban library system through donations and events.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/glactrust
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/glendale-library-arts-culture-trust

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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