Kitimat Public Library & Association
Publicly funded institution · Kitimat, British Columbia · BN 118983725RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($782,413) as filed with the CRA.
Kitimat Public Library & Association is a charitable organization based in Kitimat, 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 $791K in revenue and $782K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Assemble and make available books materials and programs to meet informational educational and recreational needs of the residents of kitimat.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $791K | $782K | $742K | — | — | $240K |
| 2023 | $689K | $736K | $692K | — | — | $231K |
| 2022 | $783K | $767K | $763K | — | — | $278K |
| 2021 | $679K | $629K | $602K | — | — | $262K |
| 2020 | $682K | $642K | $614K | — | — | $212K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received -$35 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$520K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Samantha Anderson (library director & secretary); Anna Cullen (chair); Tina Watchorn (vice chair); Cynthia Cridge (nwlf rep); Brenda Fedhoff (trustee); Aileen Ponter (trustee); Peter Ponter (trustee); Misty Johnsen (treasurer); Edwin Empinado (council rep).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kitimat Public Library & Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118983725RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.