The Town of Cochrane Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Cochrane, Alberta · BN 891326597RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,384,902) as filed with the CRA.
The Town of Cochrane Library Board is a charitable organization based in Cochrane, 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 $1.5M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
In its own words
Offered library programs and services for adults young adults seniors and children
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | — | $454K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1M | — | — | $375K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $857K | — | — | $235K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $968K | — | — | -$28K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1M | $817K | — | — | $117K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$993K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Town of Cochrane Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891326597RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.