Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
Publicly funded institution · Invermere, British Columbia · BN 866922610RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,041,998) as filed with the CRA.
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy is a charitable organization based in Invermere, British Columbia, 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $3.1M in revenue and $3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 60% from government, 13% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $74K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The columbia basin alliance for literacy was formed for the purpose of promoting and developing literacy programs in numerous communities throughout the columbia basin and boundary areas of the prov of british columbia. The society's mandate is to enhance all forms of literacy through fully accessible programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $3M | $2.7M | $30K | — | $902K |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.4M | $30K | — | $879K |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.1M | $20K | — | $883K |
| 2021 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $1.9M | $18K | — | $922K |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $1.9M | $20K | — | $926K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $74K from 13 charities:
- Decoda Literacy Foundation$42K
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,945
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$4,000
- Le Roi Community Foundation$3,000
- Revelstoke Community Foundation$3,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$3,000
- Osprey Community Foundation$2,500
- Kimberley & District Community Foundation$2,124
- The Hamber Foundation$1,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,000
- ST. Andrew's United Church$500
- ST. Andrew's United Church$175
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
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$2.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Standing (director); Allison Alder (director); Jean Sulzer (director/interim board cha); Karen Bennett (director); Jack Moes (director); Cari-Ann Gotta (chairperson); Kay Coburn (director); Lisa Patry (treasurer); Linda Chell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866922610RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.