County of Brant Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Paris, Ontario · BN 871529277RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,861,905) as filed with the CRA.
County of Brant Public Library is a charitable organization based in Paris, 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 $2.8M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $146.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Lending print and digital resources to the community. Provide outreach services to older adults and persons with disabilities. Provide traditional and virtual reference services. Free access to the Internet and to computer devices. Provide access to digital literacy improvement courses. Children's literacy and tutoring programs. Art therapy cooking craft programs for adults. Intergenerational learning opportunities. Maker and tech kits available to borrow. Information programs for both instructional and topical interests to encourage life-long learning within the community. Mobile outreach s…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.8M | $2.9M | $1.9M | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.4M | $2.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $2.3M | $2.3M | $0 | $0 | $14K |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | $2.3M | $2M | $2M | — | $0 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $146 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$2.2M
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 County of Brant Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871529277RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.