The Municipality of Clarington Public Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Bowmanville, Ontario · BN 129907259RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,207,994) as filed with the CRA.
The Municipality of Clarington Public Library Board is a charitable organization based in Bowmanville, 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 $4.8M in revenue and $5.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,599.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 29 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $25 in 2024, the largest being $25 to Canadian Cancer Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Library collection reference materials and community informtion services provided at four branch locations - bowmanville courtice newcastle and orono collect preserve and present locally significant archives and artifacts that are the history and heritage of clarington's villages and communities at two branch locations in bowmanville and one in kirby
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.8M | $5.2M | $3.4M | — | $25 | $4.1M |
| 2023 | $5M | $5.1M | $2.7M | — | $75 | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $4.3M | $3.9M | $3.3M | — | — | $2M |
| 2021 | $4.1M | $3.7M | $3.2M | — | $100 | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $4.1M | $3.7M | $3.2M | — | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $25 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $2,599 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions29
- Total compensation, all staff$3.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stephen Cooke (chair); Nancy Brandon (board member); Christopher Hinbest (board member); Ron Hooper (board member); Donald McKenzie (board member); Lloyd Rang (board member (council member)); Marina Ross (board member); Tenzin Shomar (chair); Katharine Warren (vice-chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Municipality of Clarington Public Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129907259RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.