Pender Island Public Library Association
Publicly funded institution · Pender Island, British Columbia · BN 892184847RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($298,243) as filed with the CRA.
Pender Island Public Library Association is a charitable organization based in Pender Island, 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 $329K in revenue and $298K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 83% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,432.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 96% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $205K in 2020 to $329K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Library services to the population and visitors of pender island bc. Photocopying and internet services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $329K | $298K | $253K | $20 | — | $629K |
| 2023 | $410K | $321K | $273K | $20 | — | $599K |
| 2022 | $232K | $255K | $216K | — | — | $509K |
| 2021 | $205K | — | $184K | — | — | $532K |
| 2020 | $205K | $202K | $172K | — | — | $544K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,432 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$202K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ralph Dawson (trustee); Joanne Peacock (triustee); Lori Ragan (vice-chairperson); Laura Vilness (chairperson); Dianne Wilson (trustee); Sarah Stacy (trustee); Cee Cartwright-Owners (trustee); Ann Coombs (trustee); Ene Haabniit (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pender Island Public Library Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892184847RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.