C.E.L.A.M. (Conseil pour l'enseignement de la lecture aux analphabètes de Montréal)
Publicly funded institution · Verdun, Quebec · BN 119111946RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($320,651) as filed with the CRA.
C.E.L.A.M. (Conseil pour l'enseignement de la lecture aux analphabètes de Montréal) is a charitable organization based in Verdun, Quebec, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $325K in revenue and $321K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $200K in 2020 to $325K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
One on one literacy tutoring for adults Small group tutoring Digital literacy for individuals and seniors Book giveaways Family literacy activities for families and organizations Collective kitchen Literacy Fair Summer programming for youth and seniors All services are provided by our team of volunteers
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $325K | $321K | $286K | — | — | $0 |
| 2023 | $334K | $262K | $242K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $220K | $234K | $193K | — | — | $93K |
| 2021 | $191K | $198K | $180K | — | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $200K | $183K | $169K | — | — | $114K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $27K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$196K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gary Purcell (president); Gundie Robertson (vice president); Patricia Chiricosta (treasurer); Lisa Marcovici (secretary); Ibrahim Ahmed (administrator).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from C.E.L.A.M. (Conseil pour l'enseignement de la lecture aux analphabètes de Montréal)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119111946RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.