Coquitlam Public Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 118875780RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,222,375) as filed with the CRA.
Coquitlam Public Library Board is a charitable organization based in Coquitlam, 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 $7.5M in revenue and $7.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $8,218.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 36 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
To enrich the lives of the people of coquitlam by developing collections and providing access to information ideas and knowledge through books programs and other resources in a variety of languages and formats. To provide customer assistance and training in using our resources to facilitate access to the internet and other electronic information resources. To collaborate with other libraries and educational cultural and social agencies and the business community to enhance services to our customers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.5M | $7.2M | — | — | — | $4.1M |
| 2023 | $7.6M | — | — | — | — | $3.8M |
| 2022 | $6.4M | $6.3M | — | — | — | $3.3M |
| 2021 | $6.2M | $6.4M | — | — | — | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $6.2M | $6.1M | $5.7M | — | — | $3.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,218 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$8,218
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
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions36
- Total compensation, all staff$4.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Raymond Lee (trustee); Monica Heir (trustee); Neal Nicholson (trustee); Steve Leung (trustee); Kemberly Sivak (trustee); Cindy Mark (trustee); Fiona McQuarrie (trustee); Jacqueline Gorton (trustee); Matt Djonlic (trustee/councillor); Erin Watkins (director public services); Anthea Goffe (executive director); Ryan Jamieson (deputy director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Coquitlam Public Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118875780RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.