The Cobourg Public Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Cobourg, Ontario · BN 864593652RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,629,620) as filed with the CRA.
The Cobourg Public Library Board is a charitable organization based in Cobourg, 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 $2M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,236.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Lending books magazines films music and auditory books to members. - answering questions and providing information to the public. - provide and execute literacy-based programs for adults. - provide outreach programs to schools computer training and provide access to technology.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $1.6M | $1.5M | — | — | $981K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $645K |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | — | $586K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.2M | — | — | $526K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.2M | — | — | $424K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,236 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,236
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
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Aaron Burchat (trustee/council rep); Michael Duncan (chair); Joanne Hearst (trustee); Marian Neill (trustee); Ken Williamson (vice-chair); Larry Williamson (trustee/council rep); Bonita Young (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Cobourg Public Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864593652RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.