Powell River Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Powell River, British Columbia · BN 815182308RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,681,114) as filed with the CRA.
Powell River Public Library is a charitable organization based in Powell River, 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 $1.7M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $3,535.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The Powell River Public Library provides library services including maintaining a collection for public lending technology access and a range of other programs and services to the citizens of the Powell River area. Ongoing programs at the Powell River Public Library include: preschool story time young writer's group book clubs books on wheels program for seniors a summer reading club program for children author readings writer in residence program and inter library loan services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.4M | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $0 | $0 | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $0 | $0 | $982K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,535 from 1 charity:
- Vancouver Foundation$3,535
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$954K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Clay Brander (regional district rep); Amanda Zaikow (vice chair); Earl Almeida (city council representative); Trina Isakson (city council alternate); Cindy Elliott (regional district rep); Myta Blacklaws (trustee); Lauren Diemer (trustee); Patrick Brabazon (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Powell River Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 815182308RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.