Toronto Public Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 873275499RR0001 · 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.
Toronto Public Library Board is a charitable organization based in Toronto, 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 $299.9M in revenue and $286.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4.5M.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 1,558 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $299.9M | $286.5M | — | — | — | $363M |
| 2023 | $278.7M | $257.9M | — | — | — | $349.6M |
| 2022 | $261M | $241.5M | — | — | — | $338.9M |
| 2021 | $246.7M | $226.1M | — | — | — | $319.4M |
| 2020 | $244.7M | $222.7M | — | — | — | $298.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4.5M from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $200,000–249,9996 positions
- $160,000–199,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions1,558
- Total compensation, all staff$184.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Ainslie (board member); Tamara Balan (board member); Jonathan Hoss (vice chair); Alim Remtulla (chair); Justice Faith Betty (board member); Serda Evren (board member); Amina Mohamed (board member); Soo Wong (board member); Sakariya Ahmed (board member); Amber Morley (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Toronto Public Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873275499RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.