Burlington Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Burlington, Ontario · BN 130692874RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($14,064,973) as filed with the CRA.
Burlington Public Library is a charitable organization based in Burlington, 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 $13.3M in revenue and $14.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $108K.
Compared with 54 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 55 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Public library services at 7 Burlington Ontario locations
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.3M | $14.1M | $12.7M | $620 | $201 | $9.9M |
| 2023 | $12.8M | $13.1M | $11.4M | $167 | $935 | $10.7M |
| 2021 | $12.3M | $11.2M | $9.8M | $160 | $550 | $10M |
| 2020 | $12M | $11.5M | $9.6M | $156 | $1,355 | $9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $0 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $108K from 5 charities:
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
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions55
- Total compensation, all staff$9M
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Tarnawski (chair of library board); Jason Manayathu (vice chair of library board); Lindsay Zalot (director at large); Lita Barrie (secretary of library board); Akindayomi Odedeyi (director at large); Ashley Cameron (director at large); Lisa Kearns (director at large); Shayne Lemieux (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Burlington Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130692874RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.