Greater Madawaska Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Calabogie, Ontario · BN 867320319RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($159,643) as filed with the CRA.
Greater Madawaska Public Library is a charitable organization based in Calabogie, Ontario, 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 $160K in revenue and $160K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $243.
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.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $43 in 2024, the largest being $43 to Royal Canadian Legion Renfrew Ontario No. 148 Branch Poppy Fund. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $49K in 2020 to $160K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
500 volunteer hours in 2025. Invest in materials to stimulate imagination & inquiry among our community members. Host adult programs & youth programs for learning health social connection. Deliver library materials & activity kits bi-weekly to the most remote areas of the township. Conduct a weekly pre-school 'play & learn' story-time. Send books home through the school for improved home access to reading materials (weekend readers program and christmas reads). Partner with biak early on to provide indigenous activities and learning opportunities. Offer family passes to ottawa's 7 n…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $160K | $160K | $124K | $1,734 | $43 | $39K |
| 2023 | $155K | $155K | $118K | $1,405 | $43 | $39K |
| 2022 | $118K | $117K | $88K | $1,532 | $43 | $39K |
| 2021 | $74K | $72K | $27K | — | — | $38K |
| 2020 | $49K | $45K | $12K | — | — | $36K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $43 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $243 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$104K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Patti McArthur (chairperson/finance); Susan Michalicka (secretary); Nicole McKinnon (trustee); Caitlan Zeyl (trustee); Emily Thompson (trustee); Lois Thomson (trustee/councilor); Barry Brydges (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Greater Madawaska Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867320319RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.