British Columbia Courthouse Library Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 106777873RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2020-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,275,732) as filed with the CRA.
British Columbia Courthouse Library Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, it reported $5.3M in revenue and $5.3M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $163.
Compared with 266 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 21 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Operated 29 courthouse libraries in bc including collection development and maintenance reference assistance and provision of library services to the public and legal community. For public libraries in bc provided grants to purchase basic legal materials. Also supplied public libraries with research guides training for public library staff and reference support. Operated website (www.clicklaw.ca) featuring legal information designed for the public including enhancements for new immigrants and a searchable online map.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2020
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.3M | $5.3M | $5.1M | — | $2,500 | $341K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $163 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions21
- Total compensation, all staff$2.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2020)
Katharine Armitage (director); Meg Gaily (president); Graeme Keirstead (director); Adam La France (director); Jeffrey Locke (director); William Nelson (director); Sally Rudolf (secretary); Margot Spence (director); Mark Virgin (president).
As listed on its 2020 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from British Columbia Courthouse Library Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106777873RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.