ONTARIO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·300 - 192 SPADINA AVE · TORONTO, ON · M5T 2C2·BN 107798159RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS CONFERENCES READING PROGRAMS PUBLICATION SALES INFORMATION SERVICES
New programs
NONE
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)50¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 50¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)50%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)1 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$2.5M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)4%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $3.0M | 53¢ | 47% | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $2.7M | 55¢ | 45% | 0.7 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $2.2M | 58¢ | 42% | 1.4 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $2.2M | 58¢ | 42% | 1.4 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $2.6M | 65¢ | 35% | 0.9 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $2.5M | 50¢ | 50% | 1 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
23 directors reported · 23 of 23at arm's length
- ARBUCKLE, MICHELLEEX-OFFICIO SECRETARYarm's length
- ASHOUGIAN, GOHARVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- DUDA, ORIENDIRECTORarm's length
- ETHERINGTON, NATHANDIRECTORarm's length
- FERIDOONI, AMIRDIRECTORarm's length
- GARZA, MEGANDIRECTORarm's length
- GAUTHIER, SARAHDIRECTORarm's length
- GIBSON-LAWLER, JOHANNADIRECTORarm's length
- GOULDING, CAROLINEPRESIDENTarm's length
- HALLAHAN, LORIPAST-TREASURERarm's length
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- JONES, WENDYDIRECTORarm's length
- KAPOOR, KANTADIRECTORarm's length
- LAVENDER, GRAHAMDIRECTORarm's length
- LIGHTFOOT, DAVIDDIRECTORarm's length
- LUPO, MAXDIRECTORarm's length
- MARACLE, FEATHERDIRECTORarm's length
- MILLS, MELANIEPAST-PRESIDENT DIRECTORarm's length
- MONIZ, RYANDIRECTORarm's length
- POIRIER, MARJDIRECTORarm's length
- RIVARD, JOELDIRECTORarm's length
- ROHWEDER, MATTHEWDIRECTORarm's length
- SAUNDERS, SABRINATREASURERarm's length
- TSONOS, VICTORIADIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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