Access to Media Education Society
Publicly funded institution · Galiano Island, British Columbia · BN 885241661RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($184,939) as filed with the CRA.
Access to Media Education Society is a charitable organization based in Galiano Island, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $184K in revenue and $185K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 66% from government, 12% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $66K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $77K in 2020 to $184K in 2024.
In its own words
Seminars & workshops to provide students with a range of educational & employment opportunities in the media industry promote media literacy & ethically responsible image production provide community based media programming provide scholarships
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $184K | $185K | $160K | — | — | $7,346 |
| 2023 | $185K | $187K | $165K | — | — | $8,648 |
| 2022 | $208K | $210K | $191K | — | — | $11K |
| 2021 | $206K | $200K | $185K | — | — | $12K |
| 2020 | $77K | $71K | $59K | — | — | $6,554 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $66K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$113K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Access to Media Education Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 885241661RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.