Adult Learning Association of Cape Breton County
Charitable organization · Sydney, Nova Scotia · BN 869655985RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($475,624) as filed with the CRA.
Adult Learning Association of Cape Breton County is a charitable organization based in Sydney, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $492K in revenue and $476K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $22K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% 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 $290K in 2020 to $492K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The organization provides community based adult learning programs throughout cape breton county. The programs include level 1 and 2 adult literacy ged prepartion and employment readiness.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $492K | $476K | $376K | — | — | $102K |
| 2023 | $441K | $441K | $346K | — | — | $86K |
| 2022 | $415K | $395K | $346K | — | — | $87K |
| 2021 | $418K | $398K | $310K | — | — | $67K |
| 2020 | $290K | $311K | $236K | — | — | $47K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $22K 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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$338K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peggy Gordon (director); Lynn Webb (director); Savannah Gillis (director); Terri Lynn Keats (director); Natalie Smith (director); Lisa Mulak (director); Todd Graham (director); Andrew Skinner Ryan (director); Jennifer Haigh (director); Jennifer Haigh (director); Dionne Romard (director); John Macewan (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Adult Learning Association of Cape Breton County’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869655985RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.