District of North Vancouver Municipal Public Library
Publicly funded institution · North Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 868886490RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,800,167) as filed with the CRA.
District of North Vancouver Municipal Public Library is a charitable organization based in North Vancouver, 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 $8.9M in revenue and $8.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,570.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 44 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $3,512 in 2024, the largest being $3,512 to North Shore Community Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. Reference and information services that are provided in person via telephone and by e-mail. 2. Collection of books magazines CD's DVD's kits and other electronic media that may be borrowed or used in-house. 3. Internet workstations with access to full text databases. 4. Children's youth and adult programs that include story times author readings book talks and information sessions on a variety of subjects. 5. Selection and delivery service to home-bound patrons. 6. Provision of community meeting space. 7. StoryLab at Lynn Valley Library. Digital Creativity Space including an Audio…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.9M | $8.8M | $7.1M | — | $3,512 | $5M |
| 2023 | $9.1M | $8.1M | $6.5M | — | — | $5.2M |
| 2022 | $7.9M | $7.5M | $6M | — | — | $4.4M |
| 2021 | $7.5M | $6.8M | $5.2M | — | $20 | $4.2M |
| 2020 | $7.5M | $6.6M | $5.2M | — | — | $3.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,512 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $4,570 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,570
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
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions44
- Total compensation, all staff$6.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gerald Baier (library trustee); Valerie Dong (library trustee); Barbara Lawrie (library trustee); Kulvir Mann (chair); James Mitchell (vice chair); Herman Mah (library trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from District of North Vancouver Municipal Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868886490RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.