Friends of the Library
Charitable organization · Simcoe, Ontario · BN 803402692RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($57,033) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the Library is a charitable organization based in Simcoe, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $12K in revenue and $57K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,790.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $52K in 2024, the largest being $52K to Norfolk County Public Library Municipality of Norfolk County. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $53K in 2020 to $12K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Library activities - supporting events at branches; library enhancement - contributing to enhancement of branch interiors and exteriors
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12K | $57K | $4,834 | — | $52K | — |
| 2023 | $66K | $88K | $14K | — | $74K | — |
| 2022 | $65K | $33K | $32K | — | $500 | — |
| 2021 | $41K | $56K | $51K | — | $4,067 | — |
| 2020 | $53K | $26K | $25K | — | $750 | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $52K to 1 qualified donee:
- Norfolk County Public Library Municipality of Norfolk County$52K
Received $6,790 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nancy Sherwin (chairman); David Upshall (treasurer); Heather Jackson-Davies (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803402692RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.