Okanagan Regional Library District
Publicly funded institution · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 133285882RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($23,276,649) as filed with the CRA.
Okanagan Regional Library District is a public foundation based in Kelowna, 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 $22.9M in revenue and $23.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 54 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 70 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 24 names.
In its own words
Operation of a multi-branch public library system through a large part of the thompson okanagan region of bc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $22.9M | $23.3M | $17.9M | — | — | $40.7M |
| 2023 | $23.5M | $21.5M | — | — | — | $24M |
| 2022 | $20.8M | $21.1M | — | — | — | $22.6M |
| 2021 | $20.3M | $18.9M | — | — | — | $22.9M |
| 2020 | $20.1M | $18.6M | — | — | — | $21.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 6 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
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions70
- Total compensation, all staff$12M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Neil Todd; Patrick Cochrane; David Ramey; Loyal Woolridge; John Manuel; Tracy Henderson; Lori Mindnich (personnel chair); David Mattes (vice-chair); Myers Bennett; Cara Reed; Robert Evans; Tim Palmer; Kari Gares (finance committee chair); Terence Condon; Sylvia Lindgren (policy chair); Tasha da Silva (board chair); Erin Trainer; Kevin Kraft; George Elliot; Allysa Hopkins; Jay Simpson; Subrina Monteith; Todd York; Sara Tronson.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Okanagan Regional Library District’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133285882RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.