The Red Deer Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Red Deer, Alberta · BN 119112449RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
No spending breakdown could be derived from this charity’s most recent filing — the receipt can’t be printed. The figures it did file are below.
The Red Deer Library Board is a charitable organization based in Red Deer, 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 $5.8M in revenue and $5.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,876.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 35 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The red deer library board acquires houses promotes and provides public access to educational cultural and recreational materials services and programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.8M | $5.6M | — | — | — | $9.9M |
| 2023 | $6.1M | $5.3M | — | — | — | $9.8M |
| 2022 | $5.5M | $5.1M | — | — | — | $9.1M |
| 2021 | $5.8M | $4.7M | — | — | — | $8.7M |
| 2020 | $5.5M | $4.3M | — | — | — | $7.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,876 from 4 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
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions35
- Total compensation, all staff$3.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shelley Odishaw (chair); Jerry Moore (member); Natalie Day Lazenby (vice-chair); Maureen McCall (member); Lauren Pezzella (member); Brian Quigg (member); Laura Thevenaz (member); Zachary Woods (member); Dianne Wyntles (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Red Deer Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119112449RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.