Halifax Regional Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia · BN 874866551RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($30,412,416) as filed with the CRA.
Halifax Regional Library Board is a charitable organization based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $30.6M in revenue and $30.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,800.
Compared with 54 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 216 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Library services including: lending books magazines cd/dvd musical instruments reference services outreach services adult and youth programming literacy english language learning immigration integration food and cooking programs public access to computers and free wi-fi income tax preparation services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30.6M | $30.4M | $2.7M | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $30M | $29.9M | $27.2M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $29.8M | $29.6M | $27M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $27.7M | $27.2M | $24.6M | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $27.2M | $27.5M | $25.3M | — | — | $924K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,800 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions216
- Total compensation, all staff$20.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mike Savage (ex-officio (mayor of halifax)); Kathryn Morse (trustee); Tony Mancini (trustee-councillor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Halifax Regional Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 874866551RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.