Friends of the Smithers Library
Public foundation · Smithers, British Columbia · BN 869624114RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,830) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the Smithers Library is a public foundation based in Smithers, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $15K in revenue and $13K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 36% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,305.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,574 in 2024, the largest being $2,574 to Town of Smithers.
In its own words
We hold fundraising events to financially support the programs and book collection of the smithers public library.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15K | $13K | $9,006 | — | $2,574 | $7,506 |
| 2023 | $17K | $114K | $2,785 | — | $110K | $4,986 |
| 2022 | $28K | $18K | $486 | — | $16K | $102K |
| 2021 | $26K | $34K | $228 | — | $32K | $92K |
| 2020 | $18K | $10K | $100 | — | $8,683 | $100K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Public foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Receipted donations$3,575
- Other gifts$1,985
- Other income$58
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,574 to 1 qualified donee:
- Town of Smithers$2,574
Received $3,305 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the Smithers Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869624114RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.