Friends of the London Public Library
Charitable organization · London, Ontario · BN 893472886RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($101,169) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the London Public Library is a charitable organization based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $130K in revenue and $101K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,538.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $80K in 2024, the largest being $80K to The London Public Library. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $39K in 2020 to $130K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
To promote the 'book for every child' program through collection and distribution of donated books; promotion of literacy activities at library branches across the city of london; promotion of library awareness through publication and distribution of newsletter
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $130K | $101K | $22K | — | $80K | $180K |
| 2023 | $128K | $100K | $21K | — | $79K | $151K |
| 2022 | $134K | $72K | $18K | — | $55K | $124K |
| 2021 | $112K | $11K | $4,667 | — | $6,000 | $195K |
| 2020 | $39K | $80K | — | — | $76K | $93K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $80K to 1 qualified donee:
- The London Public Library$80K
Received $5,538 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carmen Sprovieri (president); Cindy Dierickx (vice president); Carol Davies (secretary); Robert Hahn (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the London Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893472886RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.