Spruce Grove Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Spruce Grove, Alberta · BN 867321465RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,790,686) as filed with the CRA.
Spruce Grove Public Library is a charitable organization based in Spruce Grove, Alberta, 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 $1.6M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,425.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Loan of library materials: books audiobooks e-resources magazines dvds cds video games board games early literacy and sensory backpacks doll kits bibliotherapy kits transalta tri leisure centre passes little free libraries alberta-wide borrowing. Programs: early literacy children juvenile teen and adult programs (e.g. Story times writing workshops computer classes and book clubs) special events (comic con td summer reading program national day for truth and reconciliation) public services (computer access printing faxing wi-fi access mobile printing reference servi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.8M | $419K | — | — | $483K |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $301K | — | — | $650K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $309K | — | — | $657K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.6M | $327K | — | — | $660K |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $322K | — | — | $787K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,425 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
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Adam McArthur (board chair); Sharon Shuya (vice chair); Jaret Capp (board member); Thomas Yeo (board member); Jocelyn Wilson (board member); Anderton Teresa (board member); Ashley French (board member); Shelly McDonald (board member); David Oldham (council member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Spruce Grove Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867321465RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.