Castlegar and District Public Library Association
Publicly funded institution · Castlegar, British Columbia · BN 118840388RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($675,511) as filed with the CRA.
Castlegar and District Public Library Association is a charitable organization based in Castlegar, British Columbia, 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 $759K in revenue and $676K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,540.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
The Castlegar District Library provides public access to books magazines audiovisual and resource materials and hosts author visits and guest speakers. It also provides public internet access and computer tutoring. Regular children's programming includes story times preschool and school visits and a summer reading program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $759K | $676K | $588K | — | — | $337K |
| 2023 | $685K | $610K | $635K | $0 | $0 | $253K |
| 2022 | $688K | $680K | $594K | $0 | $0 | $178K |
| 2021 | $653K | $623K | $544K | $0 | $0 | $169K |
| 2020 | $626K | $590K | $511K | — | — | $138K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,540 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$441K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Castlegar and District Public Library Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118840388RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.