The City of Port Colborne Public Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Port Colborne, Ontario · BN 107865776RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,031,043) as filed with the CRA.
The City of Port Colborne Public Library Board is a charitable organization based in Port Colborne, 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 $1.3M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1,167.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 15% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $566 in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Public library services include: -art culture and craft displays -exhibits and programs -access to historical and collection services
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1M | $634K | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $15K | — | — | — | — | $112K |
| 2022 | $2,941 | — | — | — | — | $74K |
| 2021 | $1,999 | — | — | — | — | $53K |
| 2020 | $566 | — | — | — | — | $7,784 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,167 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rachel Tkachuk (ceo and secretary-treasurer); Bryan Ingram (chair); Angie Desmarais (vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The City of Port Colborne Public Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107865776RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.