Friends of Toronto Public Library
Public foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 891013773RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($208,596) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of Toronto Public Library is a public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $214K in revenue and $209K in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $883.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $199K in 2024, the largest being $199K to The Toronto Public Library Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $58K in 2020 to $214K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Sale of used books at two retail stores ('bookends'). Proceeds from sales donated to toronto public library foundation to support tpl programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $214K | $209K | — | — | $199K | $151K |
| 2023 | $196K | $187K | — | — | $181K | $147K |
| 2022 | $206K | $169K | $1,228 | — | $164K | $138K |
| 2021 | $36K | $64K | — | — | $61K | $101K |
| 2020 | $58K | $72K | — | — | $70K | $128K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $199K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $883 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Frank Velikonja (vice president); Nina Picton (secretary); Paul Stuewe (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of Toronto Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891013773RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.