Grey Highlands Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Flesherton, Ontario · BN 899773600RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($717,509) as filed with the CRA.
Grey Highlands Public Library is a charitable organization based in Flesherton, 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 $760K in revenue and $718K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $56.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 93% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $467K in 2020 to $760K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Services to all residents free of charge include: early literacy programs craft programs book clubs author readings lending of physical and digital materials including but not limited to steam kits light therapy lamps and wi-fi hotspots. Additional services include: faxing scanning printing free wi-fi free computer use meeting space access to the grey highlands cultural channel and art exhibits.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $760K | $718K | $718K | — | — | $242K |
| 2023 | $616K | $645K | — | — | — | $200K |
| 2022 | $587K | $558K | — | — | — | $263K |
| 2021 | $547K | — | — | — | — | $180K |
| 2020 | $467K | $470K | — | — | — | $245K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $56 from 1 charity:
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
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$525K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Lynn Silverton (vice-chair); Stewart Halliday (board member); Nicole Martin (board member); Janet Carson (board member); Dane Nielsen (board member); Danielle Valiquette; Jennifer Murley (ceo/treasurer).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Grey Highlands Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899773600RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.