The Stratford Public Library Foundation
Public foundation · Stratford, Ontario · BN 872459334RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($275,902) as filed with the CRA.
The Stratford Public Library Foundation is a public foundation based in Stratford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, it reported $15K in revenue and $276K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,026.
Compared with 3,278 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The foundation assists the city of stratford's stratford public library in ensuring the highest possible quality of library services for the communities served by the stratford public library. Stratford public library is an entity of the city and is funded by the city. The foundation promotes literacy in the community served by the stratford public library.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $15K | $276K | — | — | $258K | $27K |
| 2020 | $34K | $12K | — | — | — | $264K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $2,026 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,026
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Jack Groothuis; Marianne Hawley (secretary); Danielle Ingram; Marthe Jocelyn; Lorraine Butson; Shannon Dyke; Zac Gribble (president); Michael Corbett (treasurer); Kim Bardwell; Ana Costa Reis; Mackenzie Kipfer.
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Stratford Public Library Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 872459334RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.