GUELPH PUBLIC LIBRARY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·100 NORFOLK STREET · GUELPH, ON · N1H 4J6·BN 889091245RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE GUELPH PUBLIC LIBRARY DELIVERS FREE LIBRARY SERVICE TO AN ESTIMATED 160 000 MEMBERS OF THE GUELPH REGION WHERE THE POPULATION IS GROWING AT A RATE OF 9% EACH YEAR. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES ACCESS TO A COLLECTION OF OVER 265 000 PUBLICATIONS AND 120 000 MULTIMEDIA MATERIALS THAT ENRICH EDUCATE AND EMPOWER EACH INDIVIDUAL IN THE CITY'S GROWING MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY. CREATIVE YOUTH PROGRAMMING MAKES LEARNING EXCITING AND FORGES A LIVELONG CONNECTION WITH ADOLESCENTS TO THE LIBRARY. ADULTS PROGRAMS PROVIDE EVERYONE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEMSELVES BY… Show more
THE GUELPH PUBLIC LIBRARY DELIVERS FREE LIBRARY SERVICE TO AN ESTIMATED 160 000 MEMBERS OF THE GUELPH REGION WHERE THE POPULATION IS GROWING AT A RATE OF 9% EACH YEAR. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES ACCESS TO A COLLECTION OF OVER 265 000 PUBLICATIONS AND 120 000 MULTIMEDIA MATERIALS THAT ENRICH EDUCATE AND EMPOWER EACH INDIVIDUAL IN THE CITY'S GROWING MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY. CREATIVE YOUTH PROGRAMMING MAKES LEARNING EXCITING AND FORGES A LIVELONG CONNECTION WITH ADOLESCENTS TO THE LIBRARY. ADULTS PROGRAMS PROVIDE EVERYONE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEMSELVES BY FOCUSING ON DIVERSITY INDEPENDENCE AND LIFELONG LEARNING. THE LIBRARY MAINTAINS A STRONG ARCHIVAL AND LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION. AS WELL AS PROVIDING A GATHERING PLACE FOR DIALOGUE AND RESEARCH THE LIBRARY OFFERS MEETING AND PERFORMANCE SPACE TO GROUPS AND RESIDENTS.
New programs
AFTER 142 YEARS IN SERVICE THE GUELPH PUBLIC LIBRARY'S 6 VIBRANT GATHERING SPACES PROVIDED MORE THAN 20 000 HOURS OF SERVICE WELCOMED 1.9 MILLION IN PERSON & ONLINE VISITORS REGISTERED 8 348 NEW MEMBERS AND DELIVERED: 2.2 MILLION ITEM CHECKOUTS 402 723 ERESOURCE RETRIEVALS 3491 MAKERSPACE CREATORS AND 1 504 PROGRAM ATTENDEES.
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)84¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ 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)16%
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)0.1 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)$15.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
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)97%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $11.6M | 85¢ | 15% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $9.8M | 81¢ | 19% | 0.1 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $11.3M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.1 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $11.5M | 81¢ | 19% | 0.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $12.3M | 81¢ | 19% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $15.1M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.1 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
12 directors reported
- WILLIAMSON, DANNYBOARD CHAIR
- ELLERY, RANDALINPAST BOARD CHAIR
- WEBB, VIVIANBOARD VICE CHAIR
- ORTIZ CARLSSON, ALEXANDRABOARD VICE CHAIR
- SADAGOBAN, RENGANATHANBOARD MEMBER
- LY, BANGBOARD MEMBER
- RISHWORTH, DENISEBOARD MEMBER
- COWAN, CLAIREBOARD MEMBER
- LEPAGE, CANDICEBOARD MEMBER
- GOLLER, RODRIGOBOARD MEMBER
- CARON, LEANNEBOARD MEMBER
- KLASSEN, CARLYBOARD MEMBER
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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