Niagara Falls Public Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Niagara Falls, Ontario · BN 107773400RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,256,756) as filed with the CRA.
Niagara Falls Public Library Board is a charitable organization based in Niagara Falls, 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 $6.8M in revenue and $6.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,706.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 38 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Public library activites under the ontario public libraries act. Ex. Public borrowing of materials including physical audio/visual and digital materials. Full in-person programming. Ex. Number ninja tutoring programs community partners use of library space for events such as niagara assertive street outreach.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.8M | $6.3M | $5.1M | — | — | $7.6M |
| 2023 | $7.4M | $5.6M | $4.8M | — | — | $7.1M |
| 2022 | $5.5M | $5.2M | $4.4M | — | — | $5.3M |
| 2021 | $5.2M | $5.1M | $4.3M | — | — | $4.9M |
| 2020 | $5.2M | $4.7M | $4M | — | — | $4.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,706 from 5 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
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions38
- Total compensation, all staff$4.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Anne Andres-Jones (chair); John Anstruther (vice-chair); Lori Lococo (councillor); Barbara Ness (member); Kevin Letourneau (member); Tim Tredwell (member); Kathy Tsiantoulas (member); Dinesh Parakh (member).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Niagara Falls Public Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107773400RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.