Lanark Highlands Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Lanark, Ontario · BN 107595092RR0002 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($335,192) as filed with the CRA.
Lanark Highlands Public Library is a charitable organization based in Lanark, 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 $329K in revenue and $335K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 83% from government, 7% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,416.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $111K in 2020 to $329K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
We are a public library. In addition to the usual circulation materials we offer: large print books for the visually impaired as well as offer eAudio and eBook format through our Overdrive platform; free Internet and Wi-Fi access and training; free admission passes for museums and education centres; volunteer opportunities; adult programs to build community connections; children's literacy programs craft and activities; local school classroom visits for storytime and 'get to know your library' outreach. Recently we have begun a diverse 'Library of Things' collection which includes meters …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $329K | $335K | $316K | — | — | $149K |
| 2023 | $225K | $216K | $204K | — | — | $156K |
| 2022 | $198K | $195K | $186K | — | — | $147K |
| 2021 | $165K | $143K | $134K | $1,023 | — | $145K |
| 2020 | $111K | $104K | $96K | $1,855 | — | $123K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,416 from 3 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$229K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Thomas Shoebridge (board chair); Amanda Robinson (ceo/secretary); Shannon Adams (treasurer); Garry Stryde (board member); Gregory Drew (board member); Lindsey Rickan (board vice chair); Margaret Malfara (board member); Susan Athrens (board member); Bill King (council rep).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lanark Highlands Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107595092RR0002), or read how we compute the receipt.