Canadian Authors Association
Charitable organization · Aurora, Ontario · BN 106843055RR0001 · National Arts Service Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($94,660) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Authors Association is a charitable organization based in Aurora, Ontario, classified by the CRA under national arts service organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $95K in revenue and $95K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,980.
Compared with 986 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
In its own words
We offer opportunities for professional development through webinars online meetings regular informational bulletins and other activities to support writers across canada. We also have an awards program the fred kerner book award for the best book by a member published in the previous year and we co-administer with the help of volunteers from our bc branch the whistler independent book awards. On a local level branches and their volunteers offer events with guest speakers writing circles and/or workshops. Activities vary from online national events to local in-person meetings. We ma…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $95K | $95K | $0 | — | $0 | $503 |
| 2023 | $76K | $83K | $73K | — | $0 | -$6,904 |
| 2022 | $76K | $73K | $33K | — | $0 | -$52K |
| 2021 | $93K | $86K | $53K | $1,607 | — | -$14K |
| 2020 | $77K | $74K | $59K | — | — | -$61K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,980 from 2 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$60K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Authors Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106843055RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.