Mission

The mission of IMLS is to advance, support, and empower America’s museums, libraries, and related organizations through grantmaking, research, and policy development.

The agency carries out its charge as it adapts to meet the changing needs of our nation’s museums and libraries and their communities. IMLS’s mission is essential to helping these institutions navigate change and continue to improve their services.

Outlays (in millions of dollars)

US_Department_of_Education_Outlay_Line_Graph

 

Year Outlay Year Outlay Year Outlay
1962 8 1991 166 2020 232
1963 7 1992 243 2021 282
1964 7 1993 202 2022 358
1965 26 1994 160 2023 343
1966 41 1995 151 2024 446*
1967 57 1996 190 2025 315*
1968 131 1997 159 2026 283*
1969 70 1998 154 2027 288*
1970 108 1999 164 2028 295*
1971 101 2000 189 2029 302*
1972 75 2001 197    
1973 93 2002 219    
1974 150 2003 249    
1975 226 2004 207    
1976 152 2005 250    
1977 169 2006 238    
1978 209 2007 255    
1979 256 2008 253    
1980 159 2009 263    
1981 81 2010 263    
1982 130 2011 272    
1983 133 2012 250    
1984 104 2013 252    
1985 105 2014 234    
1986 120 2015 229    
1987 150 2016 225    
1988 122 2017 227    
1989 163 2018 223    
1990 160 2019 228    
Source *estimate

Employee Counts

US_Department_of_Education_Employee_Count_Line_Graph

 
Year Count Year Count Year Count
1962   1991   2020 76
1963   1992   2021 86
1964   1993   2022 93
1965   1994   2023 96
1966   1995   2024 89
1967   1996      
1968   1997      
1969   1998 46    
1970   1999 53    
1971   2000 54    
1972   2001 59    
1973   2002 58    
1974   2003 76    
1975   2004 68    
1976   2005 79    
1977   2006 77    
1978   2007 86    
1979   2008 95    
1980   2009 89    
1981   2010 86    
1982   2011 90    
1983   2012 91    
1984   2013 86    
1985   2014 92    
1986   2015 82    
1987   2016 85    
1988   2017 88    
1989   2018 86    
1990   2019 81    
Source