New Westminster Public Library Board
Publicly funded institution · New Westminster, British Columbia · BN 893267211RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,173,571) as filed with the CRA.
New Westminster Public Library Board is a charitable organization based in New Westminster, 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 $5.1M in revenue and $5.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $6,278.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 29 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
In 2024 new westminster public library continued many of its core programs and services. This included a popular author talk series conversation circles writing consultations offered in partnership with simon fraser university and programs supporting community memebers in accessing and using ebooks. Ongoing partner programs also remained strong including those providing personal tax assistance and settlement services. The library maintained its commitment to showcasing local talent through curated art exhibits by community artists. For children and youth the library continued to offer…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.1M | $5.2M | $4.4M | — | — | $11.2M |
| 2023 | $4.6M | $4.8M | $4.3M | — | — | $11.2M |
| 2022 | $3.9M | $4.6M | $4M | — | — | $15M |
| 2021 | $4.9M | $4.2M | $4.1M | — | — | $14.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,278 from 1 charity:
- Vancouver Foundation$6,278
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions29
- Total compensation, all staff$3.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from New Westminster Public Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893267211RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.