Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association/l'association des Amis de la Bibliotheque Publique d'Ottawa
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 119234193RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($264,660) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association/l'association des Amis de la Bibliotheque Publique d'Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $575K in revenue and $265K in expenditures.
In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 100% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $144K in 2024, the largest being $144K to Ottawa Public Library Board. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $193K in 2020 to $575K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
To support the Ottawa Public Library by raising funds to cover cost of programs services and materials for library branches. Friends of the Ottawa Public Library (FOPLA) are strong advocates for the Ottawa Public Library and take every opportunity to raise awareness of its programs and services to the general public. FOPLA is over 99% volunteer-run and operates with the help of more than 240 Ottawa community members. Volunteers operate and manage low cost bookstores and self-serve bookshelves in the libraries and run Mini-Mammoth book sales throughout the year selling used books. Some of t…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $575K | $265K | $42K | $34K | $144K | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $470K | $222K | $41K | $30K | $113K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $292K | $249K | $31K | $25K | $160K | $870K |
| 2021 | $209K | $127K | $39K | $26K | $35K | $827K |
| 2020 | $193K | $135K | $25K | $20K | $35K | $745K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $144K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $12K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$69K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chantal Cloutier (past president); Heather Kreker (treasurer); Pamela Belfer (secretary); Sara Caverly (outreach & pr director); Sonia Bebbington (ex-officio); Shari Hill (past president); Kathleen O'Connell Renaud (president); Michael Ian Sharkey (vp & director of operations).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association/l'association des Amis de la Bibliotheque Publique d'Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119234193RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.