Financials
Growth has increased each year from the start with community engagement from foundations and individuals supporting our mission. In just 6 years, Cape Cod Toy Library, Inc. has grown 705% from 2017 total revenue of $24,401 to 2022 total revenue of $196,409.
Percentage increases of revenue from year to year includes: 2018 = 121% growth, 2019 = 57% growth, 2020 = 31.5% growth, 2021 = 28.6% growth, 2022 = 36.8%
Just prior to the pandemic, a home base “incubator space” was established at First Lutheran Church (6A) in West Barnstable, MA. Our opening event was June 1, 2019 with Family Play Day events each Friday and Saturday until March 2020.
During the pandemic, we cataloged our toy lending collection, produced online educational videos, and initiated a collaborative outreach project to create an Outdoor Play Oasis in the backyard of Hyannis Public Library. Mass Development “Resurgent Places” grant and matching funding from the community made the project possible as well as substantial in-kind donations of products and labor. Our Toy Lending Library opened May 7, 2022 and the Outdoor Play Oasis grand opening was October 15, 2022.
Community engagement has also continued to grow with increased number of visitors and family program participants at the Toy Library during our 3 open hours on Saturday’s 10-1. The challenge ahead is to support the demonstrated community need for our unique Community Play Space and Toy Library is to make it more accessible to more people with more open hours and additional staff hours at a permanent central location.