Saint John Free Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 119178895RR0001 · Public Amenities
No spending breakdown could be derived from this charity’s most recent filing — the receipt can’t be printed. The figures it did file are below.
Saint John Free Public Library is a charitable organization based in Saint John, New Brunswick, 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 $763K in revenue and $667K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $67K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range.
In its own words
Saint john free public library's mandate is to provide quality public library services under administration of the board of commissionaires appointed by the city of saint john common council
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $763K | $667K | — | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $725K | — | — | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $576K | — | — | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $613K | $556K | — | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $602K | $469K | — | — | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $67K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Total compensation, all staff$87K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Saint John Free Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119178895RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.