The Brantford Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Brantford, Ontario · BN 106807217RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,211,111) as filed with the CRA.
The Brantford Public Library is a charitable organization based in Brantford, 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 $7.8M in revenue and $6.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,845.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 48 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5.1M in 2020 to $7.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
Public libraries support literacy and lifelong learning and provide access to information. Public libraries serve all ages from children to seniors. Services include programs and resources specific to the needs of each user group with materials for reading learning and enjoyment. Libraries support art culture education and community development presenting authors and other information sessions of interest to the public. Brantford public librar provides free access to resources in a variety of formats including books e-books audiobooks databases dvds newspapers and magazines large p…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.8M | $6.2M | — | — | — | $6.8M |
| 2023 | $6.1M | $6.1M | $5.5M | — | — | $5.2M |
| 2022 | $5.5M | $5.8M | $5.1M | — | — | $6.5M |
| 2021 | $5.5M | $5.7M | $5M | — | — | $6.9M |
| 2020 | $5.1M | $5.4M | $4.7M | — | — | $7.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,845 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions48
- Total compensation, all staff$4.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rae-Lynne Aramburo (secretary & ceo).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Brantford Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106807217RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.