Friends of the (peterborough Public) Library
Public foundation · Peterborough, Ontario · BN 118933217RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,741) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the (peterborough Public) Library is a public foundation based in Peterborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $32K in revenue and $1,741 in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $315.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Corp of City of Peterborough. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3,772 in 2020 to $32K in 2024.
In its own words
Friends of the (Peterborough Public) Library solicits donations of used books from the public sorts the books into general categories and sells these books to the public at periodic book sale events and through a book rack located at the library. The net proceeds from the sale of books are donated to the Peterborough Public Library (BN:119091973RR0001).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32K | $1,741 | $1,741 | — | — | $17K |
| 2023 | $29K | $57K | $1,563 | — | $55K | $6,741 |
| 2022 | $22K | $370 | $370 | — | $0 | $33K |
| 2021 | $4,525 | $151 | $151 | — | — | $13K |
| 2020 | $3,772 | $96 | $96 | — | $0 | $8,236 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $20K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $315 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the (peterborough Public) Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118933217RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.