Books for Me! Literacy Foundation
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 825841208RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,031) as filed with the CRA.
Books for Me! Literacy Foundation is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $5,266 in revenue and $9,031 in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 53% from donations, 47% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $2,278.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Collect books via book drives at local schools and communities organize store and distribute books at no cost to children aged 2-12 from lower income families in the lower mainland vancouver. Promote and encourage literacy at a young age.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,266 | $9,031 | $9,031 | — | — | -$747 |
| 2023 | $1,692 | $8,976 | $8,976 | — | — | $3,018 |
| 2022 | $15K | $7,536 | — | — | — | $10K |
| 2021 | $4,149 | $7,124 | $7,124 | — | — | $2,640 |
| 2020 | $7,106 | $8,197 | — | — | — | $5,615 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,278 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,278
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elizabeth Rennie (president); Audra Yap (treasurer); Jennifer Devins (secretary); Kira Domaschuk (director); Michelle Lowe (director); Daisy Hotson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Books for Me! Literacy Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 825841208RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.