Action Alpha - Literacy in Action
Publicly funded institution · Sherbrooke, Quebec · BN 899926349RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($389,416) as filed with the CRA.
Action Alpha - Literacy in Action is a charitable organization based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. 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 April 30, 2024, it reported $389K in revenue and $389K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,006.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $145K in 2020 to $389K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Promoting literacy one to one tutoring training volunteers
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $389K | $389K | $212K | — | — | $42K |
| 2023 | $289K | $289K | $274K | — | — | $42K |
| 2022 | $181K | $140K | $116K | — | — | $42K |
| 2021 | $128K | $154K | $126K | — | — | $1,593 |
| 2020 | $145K | $162K | $144K | — | — | $27K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,006 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$143K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donald Fabian Maxwell (président); Louise Caron (trésoriére); Heather Lawford (sherbrooke); Kieran McCormick (secrétaire); Evelyn Miller (administrateur).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Action Alpha - Literacy in Action’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 899926349RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.