Richmond Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 121454003RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,479,716) as filed with the CRA.
Richmond Public Library is a charitable organization based in Richmond, 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 $11.9M in revenue and $12.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $47K.
Compared with 54 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 75 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Richmond public library (rpl) is proud to be an essential source of information and learning for the community. Every summer the library partners with the bc summer reading club to offer summer reading programs for kids and teens. Year round the library offers programs that support early childhood literacy book clubs for all ages as well as informational programs focusing on a variety of topics iincluding health employment financial literacy technology and truth and reconciliation. The library also offers a comprehensive volunteer program with meaningful and unique volunteerand communi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.9M | $12.5M | $10.9M | — | — | $7.4M |
| 2023 | $12.2M | $11.5M | $10.2M | — | — | $8M |
| 2022 | $10.9M | $10.6M | $9.6M | — | — | $7.3M |
| 2021 | $10.8M | $9.8M | $8.8M | — | — | $7M |
| 2020 | $10.6M | $9M | $8.1M | — | — | $6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $47K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions75
- Total compensation, all staff$8.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Caty Liu (chair); Denise Hui (vice chair); Chak Au (city councillor); Jennifer Gerves-Keen (director); Sherine Merhi (director); Ashley Sandhu (director); Angeline Singh (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Richmond Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 121454003RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.