Wainwright Public Library
Publicly funded institution · Wainwright, Alberta · BN 123225161RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($319,648) as filed with the CRA.
Wainwright Public Library is a charitable organization based in Wainwright, 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 $326K in revenue and $320K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $89.
Compared with 686 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 48% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
In its own words
Wainwright public library is a connector of resources fostering the joy of reading and the pursuit of knowledge for all ages and cultures in order to enrich the lives of the citizens of wainwright and area. We offer a collection of high-demand high interest materials in a variety of formats (books dvds & blu-rays magazines audiobooks ebooks and e-material) on a variety of subjects. We also provide programs for all ages as well as an exam invigilation service for residents taking online courses. We have 5 computers that are available for public to use as well as a public wifi service. We…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $326K | $320K | $261K | $11K | — | $354K |
| 2023 | $334K | $316K | $260K | $11K | — | $346K |
| 2022 | $303K | $290K | $229K | $15K | — | $314K |
| 2021 | $317K | $272K | $216K | $11K | — | $269K |
| 2020 | $296K | $267K | $211K | $14K | — | $239K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $89 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$245K
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 Wainwright Public Library’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 123225161RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.