ST Thomas Public Library Board
Publicly funded institution · ST Thomas, Ontario · BN 129485967RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,004,741) as filed with the CRA.
ST Thomas Public Library Board is a charitable organization based in ST Thomas, Ontario, 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 $2.9M in revenue and $3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,231.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 3% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 17 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The library lends books periodicals audio-visual materials and conducts related programs and services for adults youth and children in the st. Thomas and surrounding area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $3M | $300K | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $294K | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $263K | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $263K | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $2.4M | $245K | — | — | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,231 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,231
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions17
- Total compensation, all staff$2.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Deb Laverty (board chair); Heather Robinson (ceo/secretary); Larry Needham (board member); Geoffrey Rae (board member); David Sharpe (board vice-chair); Peter Bloch-Hansen (board member); Rose Gibson (board member); Mira Grkavac (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST Thomas Public Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129485967RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.