Bookmates Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Winnipeg, Manitoba · BN 119111854RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($240,637) as filed with the CRA.
Bookmates Inc. is a charitable organization based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 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 $231K in revenue and $241K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 55% from government, 32% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 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 42% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Bookmates provides services dedicated to enhancing family literacy.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $231K | $241K | $200K | — | — | $46K |
| 2023 | $200K | $248K | $197K | $153 | — | $56K |
| 2022 | $222K | $260K | $204K | $499 | — | $104K |
| 2021 | $270K | $260K | $204K | $245 | — | $142K |
| 2020 | $286K | $290K | $229K | $3,100 | — | $132K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $66K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$149K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Zaid Mohammed (past chair); Marilyn Mackinnon (chair); Jennifer Pawluk (member); Gabriel Valentini (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bookmates Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119111854RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.