Vancouver Public Library Trust
Public foundation · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119282135RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,000) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Public Library Trust is a public foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $15K in revenue and $12K in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $14K.
Compared with 2,652 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $12K in 2024, the largest being $12K to Vancouver Public Library Board. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The vancouver public library trust provides funds for the general charitable purposes of the vancouver public library. Funds help support library services such as digitalization of historical photographs the purchase of books and other materials and the purchase of equipment for use by residents of vancouver.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15K | $12K | — | — | $12K | $154K |
| 2023 | $14K | $40K | — | — | $40K | $151K |
| 2022 | $14K | — | — | — | — | $177K |
| 2021 | $11K | — | — | — | — | $163K |
| 2020 | $11K | $4 | — | — | — | $152K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $12K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $14K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Julia Morrison (treasurer); Eric Smith (governor); Mary Lynn Baum (governor); Victor Huang (governor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Public Library Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119282135RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.