Fraser Valley Regional Library
Charitable organization · Abbotsford, British Columbia · BN 107403933RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($31,345,185) as filed with the CRA.
Fraser Valley Regional Library is a charitable organization based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $34.2M in revenue and $31.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 46 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 135 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
To provide library service to members of the fraser valley regional library with free and equitable access.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34.2M | $31.3M | $27M | — | — | $25.8M |
| 2023 | $33.9M | $31M | $26.9M | — | — | $23M |
| 2022 | $30.6M | $28.8M | $24.9M | — | — | $20.4M |
| 2020 | $29M | $26.9M | $23.4M | — | — | $16.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $18K from 5 charities:
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
- $160,000–199,9994 positions
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions135
- Total compensation, all staff$22.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rod Binder (director); Patricia Driessen (director); Mike Hayes (councillor); Allan Jackson (director); Nancy McCurrach (councillor); Jen McCutcheon (councillor); Pauline Newbigging (director); Michele Partridge (director); Danny Plecas (councillor); Nicole Read (director); Sunny Schiller (director); Kerstin Schwichtenberg (councillor); Rosemary Wallace (director); Taryn Dixon (director); Eric Woodward (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fraser Valley Regional Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107403933RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.