The Friends of Library and Archives Canada/ les Amis de B Ibliotheque et Archives Canada
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 137698916RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($29,751) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of Library and Archives Canada/ les Amis de B Ibliotheque et Archives Canada is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $41K in revenue and $30K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 62% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $24.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
To promote and encourage public awareness of interest in and support for the work of library and archives canada. To provide interested persons and organizations with the opportunity to share in the activities of library and archives canada. To acquire collections of published canadiana archival material and special acquisitions and provide as gifts to library and archives canada
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $41K | $30K | $14K | — | — | $177K |
| 2023 | $39K | $22K | $13K | $3,826 | — | $164K |
| 2022 | $36K | $26K | $8,750 | — | — | $145K |
| 2021 | $37K | $31K | $25K | — | — | $131K |
| 2020 | $32K | $31K | $9,322 | — | $5,102 | $125K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $24 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$20K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peggy Atherton (director); Helene Cayer (director); Ronald Cohen (past president); Derek Ellis (director); Grace Hyam (secretary); Lise Lambert (director); Carrol Lunau (director); Wanda Noel (director); Marianne Scott (president); Kathleen Shaw (vice president); Susan Jackson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of Library and Archives Canada/ les Amis de B Ibliotheque et Archives Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137698916RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.