Friends of the Richmond Library Society
Public foundation · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 118933233RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($20,813) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the Richmond Library Society is a public foundation based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $52K in revenue and $21K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations.
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 $10K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Richmond Public Library. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $17K in 2020 to $52K in 2024.
In its own words
We collect price and sell used books donated by the public. All funds raised are donated to the richmond public library.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $52K | $21K | $11K | — | $10K | $49K |
| 2023 | $33K | $72K | $45K | — | $27K | $18K |
| 2022 | $28K | $21K | — | — | $5,000 | $57K |
| 2021 | $31K | $30 | $30 | — | — | $50K |
| 2020 | $17K | $33K | $1,068 | — | $32K | $19K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10K to 1 qualified donee:
- Richmond Public Library$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the Richmond Library Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118933233RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.