Athens Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Athens, Ontario · BN 893219964RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($72,390) as filed with the CRA.
Athens Public Library is a charitable organization based in Athens, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $73K in revenue and $72K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,472.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 49% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $45K in 2020 to $73K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The athens public library offers free children's programs such as jr. & sr. Lego club toddler time holiday craft kits st patrick's day program and a yearly bookmark contest. Our adult programs include book club and delivery of book to seniors centre every 3 weeks. We provide a puzzle exchange for the community and reciprocal borrowing with neighbouring libraries. We loan out print and dvd materials to all age groups. We offer free widi services and computers usage to anyone needing it photocopy and fax services. We also have various museum and onatrio park passes for our patrons to sign…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $73K | $72K | $64K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $75K | $70K | $59K | — | $100 | — |
| 2022 | $54K | $51K | $43K | — | — | $2,295 |
| 2021 | $46K | $48K | $37K | — | — | $11K |
| 2020 | $45K | $44K | $32K | — | — | $14K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,472 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$42K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pamela Carkner (board chair); Bev Potter (trustee/vice-chair); Brenda Towns (trustee); Kim Epp Frenette (trustee); Rob Layng (council rep); Emily Bohusz (trustee); Karen Dejong (children's librarian); Diane Benschop (ceo/librarian).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Athens Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893219964RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.