Sechelt Public Library Association
Publicly funded institution · Sechelt, British Columbia · BN 119143980RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,160,453) as filed with the CRA.
Sechelt Public Library Association is a charitable organization based in Sechelt, 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 $1.1M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,410.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 97% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1) providing materials in a variety of formats including books large print books magazines newspapers cds dvds databases braille books e-books e-audiobooks kobo readers daisy readers ipads laptops nintendo switch video games steam kits playaways radon detection kits carbon dioxide detectors ukulele's and brain games. 2) partnering with community organizations:school district 46 seniors planning table sechelt indian government district strongstart elder college festival of the written arts capilano university sc literacy coalition local businesses bc library directo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.2M | — | — | $872K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $895K |
| 2022 | $1M | $953K | $953K | — | — | $861K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $904K | $904K | — | — | $809K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $862K | — | — | — | $640K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,410 from 3 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$721K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rhian Piprell (board chair); Patricia Harvey (board vice chair); Jack Young (board treasurer); Ruth Moore (board trustee); Ann Hopkins (board trustee); Garry Nohr (board trustee); Paula Selmayer (board trustee); Justine Gabias (scrd representative); Vittoria Urpens (board trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sechelt Public Library Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119143980RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.