CHINOOK ARCH REGIONAL LIBRARY BOARD
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·2902-7 AVE NORTH · LETHBRIDGE, AB · T1H 5C6·BN 136720232RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
98¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
2%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$4.4M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Chinook Arch Regional Library Board?
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Is Chinook Arch Regional Library Board a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 136720232RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Chinook Arch Regional Library Board located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 2902-7 AVE NORTH, LETHBRIDGE, AB, T1H 5C6. Source.
What does Chinook Arch Regional Library Board do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Provide services to all its member libraries in the following manner: Purchase catalogue and process library materials; prepare and maintain a central computer database; operate a wide area telecommunications network which links all member libraries (shared online catalogue); provide internet services; deliver a…" Full program description.
How much of Chinook Arch Regional Library Board's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 98¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Chinook Arch Regional Library Board?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $4.4M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Provide services to all its member libraries in the following manner: Purchase catalogue and process library materials; prepare and maintain a central computer database; operate a wide area telecommunications network which links all member libraries (shared online catalogue); provide internet services; deliver a variety of programs such as Summer Reading Program Library to You service French language collections etc.; provide provincial interlibrary loan services; provide resource sharing programs; consulting support training purchase of electronic resources; support and delivery materia… Show more
Provide services to all its member libraries in the following manner: Purchase catalogue and process library materials; prepare and maintain a central computer database; operate a wide area telecommunications network which links all member libraries (shared online catalogue); provide internet services; deliver a variety of programs such as Summer Reading Program Library to You service French language collections etc.; provide provincial interlibrary loan services; provide resource sharing programs; consulting support training purchase of electronic resources; support and delivery materials between member libraries.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
98¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 98¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 98¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
2%
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 ↗ · what this means
0.5 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$4.4M
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 ↗
66%
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
66%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
34%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 | $4.4M | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $4.4M | — | 1% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $4.2M | — | 1% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $3.9M | 100¢ | 0% | 0.4 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $4.2M | 98¢ | 2% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $4.4M | 98¢ | 2% | 0.5 yr |
| trend |
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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 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
39 directors reported · 39 of 39at arm's length
- Monteith, JimTreasurerarm's length
- Logan, MarieVice-Chairarm's length
- Walk, CorryDirectorarm's length
- Johnson, JaneDirectorarm's length
- Gorzitza, RonDirectorarm's length
- Jensen, MarshaDirectorarm's length
- Nish, TomDirectorarm's length
- Anderson, BlancheDirectorarm's length
- Penney, TerryDirectorarm's length
- Schlossberger, BradDirectorarm's length
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- Sailer, JordanDirectorarm's length
- Montina, LyndsayDirectorarm's length
- Pain, Stephen ADirectorarm's length
- Glavin, DoreenDirectorarm's length
- Allred, LindaDirectorarm's length
- French, SuzanneDirectorarm's length
- Schmidt-Rempel, JennDirectorarm's length
- Campbell, ToryDirectorarm's length
- Christensen, DarrylChairarm's length
- Michaelis, AnneDirectorarm's length
- Northcott, ChristopherDirectorarm's length
- Bustard, AmandaDirectorarm's length
- Jensen, MelissaDirectorarm's length
- Barber, MarkDirectorarm's length
- Cox, DaveDirectorarm's length
- Jensen, KellyDirectorarm's length
- Hurt, ChelseyDirectorarm's length
- Davis, JustinDirectorarm's length
- Forchuk, MarilynDirectorarm's length
- Kirk, LorraineDirectorarm's length
- Logan, DougDirectorarm's length
- Baron, DerekDirectorarm's length
- Rockenbach, MorganDirectorarm's length
- Little, LesleyDirectorarm's length
- Sandberg, MaryanneDirectorarm's length
- Cummins, BrendanDirectorarm's length
- Neels, CrystalDirectorarm's length
- Mclean, MonicaDirectorarm's length
- Quinton, AllanDirectorarm'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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