Brighton Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Brighton, Ontario · BN 118818111RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($760,327) as filed with the CRA.
Brighton Public Library is a charitable organization based in Brighton, 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 $726K in revenue and $760K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,444.
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 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We provide equal access to library services for residents of Brighton. These services include; lending of collections (books DVDs eBooks eAudiobooks musical instruments park passes etc...) access to eResources computers wifi tech help adult and teen programming children's programming crafts and Reader's Advisory. We also provide specialized programs for homeschoolers and we are a satellite branch of the Stirling Musical Instrument Lending Library (MILL). 3 volunteers contribute by assisting with shelving shelf reading and tidying up. 1 volunteer provides music for a weekly child…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $726K | $760K | $614K | — | — | $458K |
| 2023 | $759K | $710K | $579K | — | — | $492K |
| 2022 | $654K | $661K | $545K | — | — | $436K |
| 2021 | $628K | $632K | $531K | — | — | $507K |
| 2020 | $538K | $479K | $373K | — | — | $512K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,444 from 2 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
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$500K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Emily Rowley (council rep); Rick Hill (chair); Parise Herbert (trustee); Tina May (trustee); Bobbi Wright (council rep); Andrea Mensen (trustee); Beth Bruder (vice chair); Don Leeson (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Brighton Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118818111RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.