The City of Medicine Hat Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Medicine Hat, Alberta · BN 119036879RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,229,329) as filed with the CRA.
The City of Medicine Hat Library Board is a charitable organization based in Medicine Hat, 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 $3.2M in revenue and $3.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $94K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
We provide library services to the citizens of Medicine Hat and surrounding area; homebound servcies to our senior citizens; adult teen and children's programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2M | $3.2M | $2.9M | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $3.1M | $2.8M | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $2.8M | $2.5M | $57K | — | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.4M | $72K | — | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.4M | $70K | — | $1.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $94K 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
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$2.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ramona Robins (city councillor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The City of Medicine Hat Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119036879RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.