Owen Sound North Grey Union Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Owen Sound, Ontario · BN 890965247RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,034,265) as filed with the CRA.
Owen Sound North Grey Union Public Library is a charitable organization based in Owen Sound, 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 $3M in revenue and $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 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 76% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 23 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The operation of a public library in accordance with the ontario public library act making written and audio visual materials information services and programming available to the community we serve
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3M | $3M | $2.8M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.7M | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $2.8M | $2.4M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.4M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.5M | $24K | — | $1.5M |
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:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions23
- Total compensation, all staff$2.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rosemary Buchanan (vice chair); Frank Emptage (director); Richard Thomas (chair); Elizabeth Thompson (director); Ryan Thompson (director); David Adair (director); Marion Koepke (director); Deborah Eaton (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Owen Sound North Grey Union Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890965247RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.