City of Lethbridge Library Board
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·810 5 AVENUE SOUTH · LETHBRIDGE, AB · T1J 4C4·BN 849192661RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
78¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
22%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$8.2M
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 City of Lethbridge Library Board?
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Is City of Lethbridge Library Board a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 849192661RR0001. 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 City of Lethbridge Library Board located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 810 5 AVENUE SOUTH, LETHBRIDGE, AB, T1J 4C4. Source.
What does City of Lethbridge Library Board do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE LIBRARY BOARD PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF LETHBRIDGE INCLUDING ACCESS TO BOOKS AND MATERIALS RSOURSES INFORMATION SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS." Full program description.
How much of City of Lethbridge Library Board's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 78¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is City of Lethbridge Library Board?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $8.2M (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
THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE LIBRARY BOARD PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF LETHBRIDGE INCLUDING ACCESS TO BOOKS AND MATERIALS RSOURSES INFORMATION SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
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.
78¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 78¢ 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 78¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
22%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$8.2M
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 ↗
96%
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
96%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
4%
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 | $7.7M | 83¢ | 17% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $7.9M | 78¢ | 22% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $7.5M | 79¢ | 21% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $7.8M | 80¢ | 20% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $8.0M | 79¢ | 21% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $8.2M | 78¢ | 22% | — |
| 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
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- CUMMINS, BRENDANBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- QUARONI, NORMABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- GARDNER, KEITHBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- BROWN, CRAIGCHAIRarm's length
- BLEIKEN, SHANDIBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- TAIT, KASSANDRABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- VIOLA, ANGELABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- HOFFNER, LINDSAYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- LAZARUS, TERRENCEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- RAMOS, YUDITHBOARD MEMBERarm'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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