The Duchess and District Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Duchess, Alberta · BN 886521194RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($50,786) as filed with the CRA.
The Duchess and District Library Board is a charitable organization based in Duchess, 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 $53K in revenue and $51K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $50.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Provide books and other reading materials dvd's books on cd e-books audiobooks internet access and computer use to members of the public. Facilitate patrons' use of shortgrass library system resources. Provide a summer reading program and some after-school activities for children. Craft programs for children and adults. Local art displays. Home school support
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $53K | $51K | $50K | — | $0 | $55K |
| 2023 | $55K | $49K | $48K | — | — | $53K |
| 2022 | $45K | $49K | $49K | — | — | $47K |
| 2021 | $55K | $46K | $41K | — | — | $51K |
| 2020 | $40K | $41K | $41K | — | — | $42K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $50 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$32K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lorraine Samis (chair); Brenda Owen (secretary); Charmaine Loewen (treasurer); Yvonne Cosh (board member); Steve Dortch (village council representative); Amanda Philpott (board member); Lorna Morishita (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Duchess and District Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886521194RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.