Friends of the Castlegar & District Public Library
Public foundation · Castlegar, British Columbia · BN 884352402RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,304) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the Castlegar & District Public Library is a public foundation based in Castlegar, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5,435 in revenue and $6,304 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $70.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $5,864 in 2024, the largest being $5,864 to Castlegar & District Public Library. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1,320 in 2020 to $5,435 in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Provides support to the Castlegar & District Library through fundraising and advocacy activities including book sales grant writing author readings and public relations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,435 | $6,304 | $6,264 | — | $5,064 | $71K |
| 2023 | $5,795 | $609 | $609 | — | $0 | $72K |
| 2022 | $52K | $301 | $301 | — | $0 | $67K |
| 2021 | $7,875 | — | $40 | — | — | $15K |
| 2020 | $1,320 | $4,540 | $200 | — | $4,300 | $12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,864 to 1 qualified donee:
- Castlegar & District Public Library$5,864
Received $70 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gordon Turner (chair); Bev Onischuk (vice-chair); Terrance Gerling (library rep); Linda Miller (director); Juliet Genero (director); Nova MacDougall (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the Castlegar & District Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 884352402RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.