Colchester Adult Learning Association
Publicly funded institution · Truro, Nova Scotia · BN 889702593RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($436,277) as filed with the CRA.
Colchester Adult Learning Association is a charitable organization based in Truro, Nova Scotia, 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 $435K in revenue and $436K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 92% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $218K in 2020 to $435K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The association is a local organization involved in the academic upgrading of adults so they can participate more fully at home in the work place and in the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $435K | $436K | $436K | — | — | $80K |
| 2023 | $384K | $382K | $382K | — | — | $81K |
| 2022 | $348K | $345K | $345K | — | — | $80K |
| 2021 | $330K | $321K | $321K | — | — | $78K |
| 2020 | $218K | $218K | $213K | — | — | $69K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $18K from 2 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$325K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ellen Marshall (chairperson); Preethi Rajan (secretary); Joe Nicholson (treasurer); Darlene Redmond (vice chair); Richard Mackenzie (member); Xujie LI (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Colchester Adult Learning Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889702593RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.