Friends of the Winnipeg Public Library Inc
Charitable organization · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 887838266RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($34,416) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the Winnipeg Public Library Inc is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $37K in revenue and $34K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,174.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $20K in 2024, the largest being $20K to Winnipeg Library Foundation Inc./ la Fondation de la Bibliotheque de Winnipeg Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $22K in 2020 to $37K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
1. Co-sponsor writer-in- residence program at the city of winnipeg public library 2. Sponsor the spring break programs at the city of winnipeg library fund winnipeg public library special projects and programs as presented by the winnipeg public library staff and approved by the friends of the winnipeg public library board of directors.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $37K | $34K | $12K | — | $20K | $59K |
| 2023 | $34K | $30K | $3,300 | — | $17K | $56K |
| 2022 | $44K | $57K | $31K | $3,549 | $18K | $53K |
| 2021 | $42K | $59K | $17K | $2,822 | $31K | $66K |
| 2020 | $22K | $50K | $11K | $757 | $28K | $83K |
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 $3,174 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dominique Wightman (president); Lizabeth Cronk (director at large); Genet Kassaye (director at large); Debbie Storie (director at large); Rita Burgess (past president); Arvind Matharu (treasurer); Heather Graham (secretary); Marylou Driedger (director at large); Kevin Oliver (director at large); Mahi Paantha (director at large); Laurie Sodomlak (director at large); Thomas Quarcoo (volunteer coordinator); VIVI Scarpetta (director at large); Jeannie Arnold (director at large); Antonine Driedger (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the Winnipeg Public Library Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887838266RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.