Houston Public Library Association
Publicly funded institution · Houston, British Columbia · BN 107494171RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($195,519) as filed with the CRA.
Houston Public Library Association is a charitable organization based in Houston, 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 $187K in revenue and $196K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $87.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Provides recreational reading and informative services for houston and surrounding areas
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $187K | $196K | $185K | — | — | $162K |
| 2023 | $178K | $204K | $197K | — | — | $171K |
| 2022 | $193K | $204K | $197K | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $169K | $160K | $153K | — | — | $209K |
| 2020 | $182K | $156K | $149K | — | — | $200K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $87 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$124K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nalinda Vandenberg (chair); Elizabeth Watson (vice chair); Kayla Proctor (treasurer); Rebecca Hougen (director); Owen Clarke (director); Courtenay Crucil (director); Michelle Reeves (director); Sylvia Hartnell; Ena Groot (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Houston Public Library Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107494171RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.