The City of Airdrie Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Airdrie, Alberta · BN 106929961RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,447,377) as filed with the CRA.
The City of Airdrie Library Board is a charitable organization based in Airdrie, 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 $3.8M in revenue and $3.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $64K.
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 position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 16 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Airdrie is alberta's fastest growing city and has one of he highest growth rates in canada. The library is the cornerstone of our healthy community fostering connections nurturing human growth and development and playing a significant role in the community's economic and social development. Our programs support education and self-directed learning and literacy create opportunities for people to meet develop friendships and learn about one another's cultures and provide opportunities for people to try new technology before its commonplace. We loan more than just books: musical intrusment…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.8M | $3.4M | $3M | $89K | — | -$40 |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $2.7M | $96K | — | $3M |
| 2022 | $3M | $3.2M | $2.7M | $91K | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $3M | $2.9M | $2.5M | $87K | — | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $2.9M | $2.8M | $2.2M | $9,628 | — | $3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $64K from 5 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
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions16
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Darrell Belyk (board member); Catherine Buchanan (board vice-chair); Judy Duford (board member); Tamara Matraya (board member); Daniel Nelles (board chair); Brent Perdue (board member); Natasha Roberts (board member); Heather Spearman (board member); Renee Summers (board member); Sara Winger (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The City of Airdrie Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106929961RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.