Osu Children's Library Fund
Charitable organization · Canmore, Alberta · BN 889904264RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($136,775) as filed with the CRA.
Osu Children's Library Fund is a charitable organization based in Canmore, Alberta, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $242K in revenue and $137K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from donations, 18% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $94K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Operating libraries and library programs in ghana africa. Publishing children's books relevant in ghana and other areas of africa.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $242K | $137K | $116K | $0 | — | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $211K | $160K | $140K | $182 | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $233K | $142K | $121K | $697 | — | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $505K | $162K | $146K | $883 | — | — |
| 2020 | $190K | $101K | $88K | $899 | — | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $94K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kathryn Knowles (program director); Lyn Beattie (secretary); Richard Beattie (president); Attah Boame (director); Sally Bleecker (director); Janice Tye (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Osu Children's Library Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889904264RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.