Stratford Public Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Stratford, Ontario · BN 776684532RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,310,714) as filed with the CRA.
Stratford Public Library Board is a charitable organization based in Stratford, 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 $3.2M in revenue and $3.3M in expenditures.
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 $15K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Stratford public library is an equitable safe and welcoming community where everyone can explore learn create connect and be inspired. As a library spl offers lending materials access to technology literacy and community building programs for all ages and information professionals to guide research questions.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2M | $3.3M | $2.9M | — | — | $386K |
| 2023 | $3M | $4.1M | $3.7M | — | — | $324K |
| 2022 | $27.8M | $3.2M | $2.8M | — | — | $297K |
| 2021 | $2.9M | $3.1M | $2.7M | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $15K from 3 charities:
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
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$2.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Laurie Brown; Jo-Dee Burbach; Philip Connolly; Michael Corbett (president); Mackenzie Kipfer (vice president); Katilyn Kochany; David Mackey; Emma Perin; Arnab Quadry; Chris Zonneville; Patty Lewis.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Stratford Public Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 776684532RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.