Galiano Library Society
Publicly funded institution · Galiano Island, British Columbia · BN 857540520RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($38,760) as filed with the CRA.
Galiano Library Society is a charitable organization based in Galiano Island, 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 $36K in revenue and $39K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,328.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Lending books as well as audio/video collection.programs and events to enhance the community such as author readings art displays enhanced children's programming
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $36K | $39K | $36K | — | — | $47K |
| 2023 | $34K | $37K | $35K | — | — | $52K |
| 2022 | $35K | $38K | $35K | — | — | $55K |
| 2021 | $35K | $36K | $32K | — | — | $58K |
| 2020 | $33K | $36K | — | — | — | $58K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,328 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$9,386
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eric Sherbine (treasurer); Karen Harris (chair); Mary-Jo Hughes (secretary); Cate Sandilands (director); Carole Bondaroff (director); Roksan Parfitt (director); Allan Forget (director); Warren Coulthard (director); Stephen Rybak (vice chair); Tahirih Rockafella (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Galiano Library Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 857540520RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.