Thompson Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Thompson, Manitoba · BN 794340299RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($398,824) as filed with the CRA.
Thompson Public Library is a charitable organization based in Thompson, Manitoba, 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 $379K in revenue and $399K 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 $15K.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The thompson public library was initiated by the thompson ladies' community club in 1962. Initially housed in a school it expanded over the years with grants and donations and offers diverse programs serving as a resource for education recreation and cultural enrichment. The key support for the thompson public library comes from residents and partnerships embodying the spirit of community engagement and enrichment in thompson. The thompson public library is a non-profit organization and is an integral part of the community a resource a recreation facility and a meeting place for the r…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $379K | $399K | $107K | — | — | $108K |
| 2023 | $359K | $349K | $349K | — | — | $129K |
| 2022 | $358K | $355K | $355K | — | — | $119K |
| 2021 | $372K | $369K | $369K | — | — | $116K |
| 2020 | $378K | $368K | $368K | — | — | $113K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $15K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$233K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joyce McIvor (council representative); Cathy Neziol (chairperson); Geraldine Dixon (vice-chairperson); Alicia Bedford (treasurer); Fran Hartog (member at large); Carole Parenteau (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Thompson Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 794340299RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.