The Belleville Public Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Belleville, Ontario · BN 106783053RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,025,327) as filed with the CRA.
The Belleville Public Library Board is a charitable organization based in Belleville, 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 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 21 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
A public library and art gallery. Our purpose and program is to provide equitable access to information and creativeexpression. We accept donations of cash books furnishings and art. All donations are accepted for the maintenance of ourcollections.
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 | $2.6M | — | — | $967K |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.5M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.4M | — | — | $1M |
| 2021 | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.2M | — | — | $1M |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.4M | — | — | $7.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $14K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions21
- Total compensation, all staff$2.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gerry Frailberg (board member); Michael Roberts (board member); Paul Carr (chairperson); Philippe Appolon (board member); Chris Malette (board member); Eric Lindenberg (vice-chairperson); Ruth Ingersoll (board member); Margaret Seu (board member); Sheridan Jennings (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Belleville Public Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106783053RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.