Fernie Public Library Association
Publicly funded institution · Fernie, British Columbia · BN 887107811RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($564,894) as filed with the CRA.
Fernie Public Library Association is a charitable organization based in Fernie, 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 $547K in revenue and $565K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,048.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 38% of peers. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The charity operated and managed a small public library in the community of fernie. Library service and programs were provided to over 50 000 patrons and visitors.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $547K | $565K | $439K | — | — | $74K |
| 2023 | $476K | $492K | $400K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $456K | $473K | $389K | — | — | $108K |
| 2021 | $469K | $473K | $85K | — | — | $166K |
| 2020 | $485K | $446K | $310K | $6,178 | — | $170K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,048 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$351K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Liza Majella Tosh (secretary); Jill Gilhuly (chair); Stephen Kelleher (treasurer); Ronak Patel (director); Michael Bull (director); Denise Beck (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fernie Public Library Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887107811RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.