Vancouver Island Regional Library
Publicly funded institution · Nanaimo, British Columbia · BN 108167248RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($30,021,255) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Island Regional Library is a charitable organization based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, 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 $34.4M in revenue and $30M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,653.
Compared with 54 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 93% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 137 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $87K in 2020 to $34.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $34.4M | $30M | $26.8M | $680 | — | $20.5M |
| 2023 | $59K | $275K | — | — | — | $541K |
| 2022 | $47K | $106K | — | — | — | $680K |
| 2021 | $149K | $19K | — | — | — | $816K |
| 2020 | $87K | $8,712 | $8,712 | — | — | $855K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,653 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9998 positions
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions137
- Total compensation, all staff$17.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jennifer Windecker (director library operations).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Island Regional Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108167248RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.