Blackfalds Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Blackfalds, Alberta · BN 135549343RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($537,980) as filed with the CRA.
Blackfalds Public Library is a charitable organization based in Blackfalds, Alberta, 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 $478K in revenue and $538K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,366.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Reading and community program volunteer experience we provide programs that assist pre-school aged kids the beginnings of reading and songs with our morhter goose terrific 3's and story time classes we provide programs that allow children to express themselves thorugh art with our creative explosion class we provide school aged kids the access to learn and lead with our junior volunteer program we offer adults the space to express their artistic side with our adult colouring.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $478K | $538K | $437K | — | — | $183K |
| 2023 | $478K | $530K | $444K | — | — | $243K |
| 2022 | $475K | $537K | $488K | — | — | $295K |
| 2021 | $414K | $373K | $304K | $301 | — | $357K |
| 2020 | $398K | $329K | $288K | $301 | — | $316K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,366 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$436K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Glyn Evans (member); Vincent Wolfe (member); Glenda Brown (member); Ray Olfert (member); Marina Appel (member); Edna Coulter (member); Carley Binder (library administrator); Richard Poole (member); Starr Sinclair (member); Ann Siford (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Blackfalds Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135549343RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.