Grand Forks Public Library Association
Publicly funded institution · Grand Forks, British Columbia · BN 118945708RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($583,633) as filed with the CRA.
Grand Forks Public Library Association is a charitable organization based in Grand Forks, 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 $643K in revenue and $584K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,051.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The library provides free lending privleges to all taxpayers and residents of the city of grand forks area c and area d of the regional district of kootenay boundary. The library also offers free public service programs such as storytime for children summer reading club author visits and free internet and e-mail services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $643K | $584K | $491K | — | — | $653K |
| 2023 | $578K | $567K | $479K | — | — | $595K |
| 2022 | $593K | $527K | $440K | — | — | $584K |
| 2021 | $497K | $494K | $405K | — | — | $518K |
| 2020 | $502K | $476K | $382K | — | — | $515K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,051 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$410K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ellen McDonnell (director); Mary Kierans (board chair); Cheryl Ahrens (director); Chris Jonat (treasurer); Deborah Lafleur (director); Sandra Shore (director); Aliske Webb (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Grand Forks Public Library Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118945708RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.