The Friends of the Trail Public Library
Charitable organization · Trail, British Columbia · BN 890544117RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,354) as filed with the CRA.
The Friends of the Trail Public Library is a charitable organization based in Trail, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $2,042 in revenue and $10K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $10K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Trail & District Public Library. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Fund raising to financially support the trail & district public library. We advocate for the library and promote its many services
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,042 | $10K | $100 | — | $10K | — |
| 2023 | $3,211 | $3,110 | $1,098 | — | $2,012 | $37K |
| 2022 | $14K | $4,431 | $128 | — | $4,063 | $37K |
| 2021 | $2,188 | $3,103 | — | — | $3,000 | — |
| 2020 | $2,758 | $969 | $216 | — | $305 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10K to 1 qualified donee:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nuala Bain (director); Barbara Gibson (secretary/treasurer); Deirdre Hendrie (vice chair); Nancy Lemoine (director); Valerie MC Clelland (director); Joanne MC Meekin (chair); Shirley Mendoza (director); Barbara Saychuk (director); Larry Severin (director); Lorna Chanig (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Friends of the Trail Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890544117RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.