Welland Public Library Board
Publicly funded institution · Welland, Ontario · BN 108195645RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,936,089) as filed with the CRA.
Welland Public Library Board is a charitable organization based in Welland, 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 $2.9M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,973.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Operates as a public library lending books cd's dvd's and other material for limited loan periods to the public. Provides access to reference material and online databases offers special programs for children adults and seniors.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.6M | — | — | $2.8M |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $2.6M | $2.4M | $14K | — | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $2.3M | $2.1M | $8,951 | — | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $2.2M | $57K | $8,700 | — | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $2M | $62K | $3,190 | — | $2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,973 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$1.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Deanna Villella (board member); Melissa McGlashan (vice chair); Kathryn Jung (board member); Jamie Lee (board member); Andrew McChesney (board member); Alyssa Payne (board member); Kieran Scott (board member); Tim Wright (board member); Lindsay Bryan (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Welland Public Library Board’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108195645RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.