Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians
Publicly funded institution · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 895648335RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($182,492) as filed with the CRA.
Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $187K in revenue and $182K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 72% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $78K.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $707 in 2024, the largest being $707 to American Council for the Blind Donation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $23K in 2020 to $187K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The aebc is a national charitable organization of primarily blind deafblind and partially sighted members. We are committed to increasing awareness of our rights to ensure that we can participate equally in all aspects of canadian society. The aebc is a leader in leveling the playing field for members of our community. Since 1992 the aebc has participated in working groups and committees at the national provincial and municipal levels. The aebc advocates for accessibility equality and the elimination of barriers in the manner in which organizations and businesses deliver product…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $187K | $182K | $96K | — | $707 | $37K |
| 2023 | $54K | $58K | $40K | — | $5,345 | — |
| 2022 | $3,089 | $6,246 | $2,698 | — | — | $38K |
| 2021 | $24K | $36K | $21K | — | — | $41K |
| 2020 | $23K | $29K | $15K | — | — | $53K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $707 to 1 qualified donee:
- American Council for the Blind Donation$707
Received $78K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Bartram (first vice president); Ryan Fleury (second vice president); Marcia Yale (national president); Diane Brent (secretary); Margaret Mercer (treasurer); Pat Seed (director); Hilton Schwartz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 895648335RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.