HALIFAX REGIONAL LIBRARY BOARD
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·60 ALDERNEY DRIVE · DARTMOUTH, NS · B2Y 4P8·BN 874866551RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
LIBRARY SERVICES INCLUDING: LENDING BOOKS MAGAZINES CD/DVD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS REFERENCE SERVICES OUTREACH SERVICES ADULT AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING LITERACY ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING IMMIGRATION INTEGRATION FOOD AND COOKING PROGRAMS PUBLIC ACCESS TO COMPUTERS AND FREE WI-FI INCOME TAX PREPARATION SERVICES.
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)9¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 9¢ 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)91%
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 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)$30.6M
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)98%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $27.7M | 93¢ | 7% | 0 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $27.2M | 92¢ | 8% | 0 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $27.7M | 90¢ | 10% | 0 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $29.8M | 91¢ | 9% | 0 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $30.0M | 91¢ | 9% | 0 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $30.6M | 9¢ | 91% | 0 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)
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Board of directors
10 directors reported · 9 of 10at arm's length
- SAVAGE, MIKEEX-OFFICIO (MAYOR OF HALIFAX)arm's length
- BROOKS, KIMCHAIRarm's length
- WARREN, MARIKAVICE-CHAIRarm's length
- ALADEJEBI, AYOTRUSTEE
- MURTAGH, SUETRUSTEEarm's length
- MORSE, KATHRYNTRUSTEEarm's length
- HARRIS, CHITRUSTEEarm's length
- WYNN, ERINTRUSTEEarm's length
- BROWNE, CHRISTIANTRUSTEEarm's length
- MANCINI, TONYTRUSTEE-COUNCILLORarm'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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