STRATHCONA COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·401 FESTIVAL LANE · SHERWOOD PARK, AB · T8A 5P7·BN 118877760RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Strathcona County Library (SCL) encourages literacy and lifelong learning fosters community connections and offers programs and services that inform engage and entertain. SCL has over 290 000 items available for lending including books magazines newspapers music and movies - in both physical and digital formats. SCL provides library services at the central location in Sherwood Park through its Bookmobile's 14 regular weekly stops in rural Strathcona as well as through outreach services to schools day cares and seniors lodges. Services SCL provides: 1) reading related programs and se… Show more
Strathcona County Library (SCL) encourages literacy and lifelong learning fosters community connections and offers programs and services that inform engage and entertain. SCL has over 290 000 items available for lending including books magazines newspapers music and movies - in both physical and digital formats. SCL provides library services at the central location in Sherwood Park through its Bookmobile's 14 regular weekly stops in rural Strathcona as well as through outreach services to schools day cares and seniors lodges. Services SCL provides: 1) reading related programs and services for all ages 2) research and information services 3) computer tablet and internet training 4) settlement services for newcomers by appointment 5) resume tutoring by appointment 6) in house computers and wireless internet access 7) study and meeting space 8) print and digital resources for all ages 9) Writer in Residence 10) exam proctoring services 11) book clubs 12) assistive technology resources 13) summer reading games for all ages 14) free library cards 15) genealogy tutor 16) Backpack/kit resources for all ages
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)92¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)8%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.8 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$12.4M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)94%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $10.8M | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $10.9M | 93¢ | 7% | 0.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $10.9M | 92¢ | 8% | 0.7 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $11.1M | 92¢ | 8% | 0.7 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $12.2M | 89¢ | 7% | 0.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $12.4M | 92¢ | 8% | 0.8 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- Charbonneau, DeniseBoard Chairarm's length
- Cronin, KeelyTrusteearm's length
- Lawrence, GlenTrustee (County Councillor)arm's length
- Levangie, KorinnaTrusteearm's length
- Smith, DonnaTrusteearm's length
- Wilson, RossSecretary-Treasurerarm's length
- Ryzuk, PaulVice Chairarm's length
- Gagnon, RebeccaTrusteearm's length
- Tonita, MarlaTrusteearm's length
- Koskela, AmyTrusteearm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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