The Society of Friends of the Medicine Hat Public Library
Public foundation · Medicine Hat, Alberta · BN 895636462RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,400) as filed with the CRA.
The Society of Friends of the Medicine Hat Public Library is a public foundation based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $7,808 in revenue and $2,400 in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $905.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 96% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $2,400 in 2024, the largest being $2,400 to The City of Medicine Hat Library Board. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
OUR GROUP CONTINUES TO RAISE AND DONATE FUNDS TO OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF PROGRAMMES AND EQUIPMENT TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE 20 -50 VOLUNTEERS DONATING UP TO 100 hours ANNUALLY OF THEIR TIME.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,808 | $2,400 | $167 | — | $2,400 | $16K |
| 2023 | $8,047 | $1,524 | $1,011 | — | $500 | $11K |
| 2022 | $5,365 | $2,346 | — | — | $2,000 | $4,036 |
| 2021 | — | $500 | — | — | $500 | $1,018 |
| 2020 | — | $5,295 | $247 | — | $5,000 | $1,519 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2,400 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $905 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sue Masterman (chair); Nora Chan (secretary); Karen Cunningham (treasurer); Sarah Armour (director); Joanie Gilchrist (director); Marilyn Moser (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Society of Friends of the Medicine Hat Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 895636462RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.