Centre for Family Literacy Society of Alberta
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 869472720RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,194,252) as filed with the CRA.
Centre for Family Literacy Society of Alberta is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 44% from government, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $175K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 95% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
As a literacy leader in Canada we provide a continuum of services that enable individuals and families to participate at any stage of literacy development. We develop and deliver family literacy and adult literacy programs in the Alberta Capital Region and we provide training to family literacy professionals across the country. In the past year over 2 600 Alberta adults and children have accessed our programs training and services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $804K | $263K | — | $630K |
| 2023 | $1M | $1.1M | $714K | $278K | — | $711K |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $790K | $96K | — | $800K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1M | $693K | $207K | — | $809K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $951K | $672K | $167K | — | $589K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $175K from 11 charities:
- The Edmonton Community Foundation Priv Act$120K
- The Stollery Charitable Foundation$27K
- Canadahelps Canadon$17K
- Melton Foundation$5,000
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$1,589
- United Way of Greater Toronto$1,107
- Abc Benefits Corporation Foundation$1,000
- Abc Benefits Corporation Foundation$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$736
- BenefAction Foundation$500
- Abc Benefits Corporation Foundation$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$813K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Heather-Jane Au (director); Kimberly Frey (secretary); Kevin Lake (treasurer); Rana Nakhal (director); Scott Niblock (chair); Connie Yuen (director); Tanya Cardinal (vice chair); Lindsey Graham (director); Yvonne Scott (director); Natalie Westergard (director); Lee Axford (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Centre for Family Literacy Society of Alberta’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 869472720RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.