Action Read Community Literacy Centre of Guelph
Publicly funded institution · Guelph, Ontario · BN 133652214RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($353,234) as filed with the CRA.
Action Read Community Literacy Centre of Guelph is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $355K in revenue and $353K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from government, 21% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $52K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Adult one to one tutoring; Assessment and referrals; GED preparation; Northstar basic computer training; Bookclub; Safe Food Handling; Smart Serve; Financial Literacy; Receptionist Training; Cashier Training/Retail Basics; Creative Writing; Early Start Family Literacy program; Upgrading Microsoft Office skills; Digital Literacy & Internet Security Workshop; ESL Writing Group; Janitorial Training with WHMIS; Landscape Training with WHMIS; Organizational Needs Assessment Project.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $355K | $353K | $290K | $417 | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $339K | $319K | $255K | $24 | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $369K | $351K | $281K | $153 | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $376K | $364K | $291K | $473 | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $352K | $341K | $273K | $3,095 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $52K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$255K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Carter (treasurer); Denise Hollingsworth (secretary); Junnivi Dederoy (director); Kimm Khagram (chair); Marsha Wallace (director); Bruno Sengmany (director); Jacque Mireault (director); Mary Ann Riley (director); Kim Monk (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Action Read Community Literacy Centre of Guelph’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133652214RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.