Comox Valley Community Adult Literacy and Learning Society (calls)
Publicly funded institution · Courtenay, British Columbia · BN 137009361RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($137,387) as filed with the CRA.
Comox Valley Community Adult Literacy and Learning Society (calls) is a charitable organization based in Courtenay, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $130K in revenue and $137K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from donations, 62% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,558.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Provide one on one free turoring to adults. Promote literacy awareness through newspaper articles oral presentations and reports. Promote tutoring programs in the community to build awareness and recuit new tutors and learners.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $130K | $137K | $135K | — | — | $61K |
| 2023 | $150K | $126K | $124K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $140K | $141K | $138K | — | — | $41K |
| 2021 | $194K | $199K | $192K | — | — | $34K |
| 2020 | $151K | $156K | $151K | — | — | $36K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,558 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,558
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$85K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bill Fish (chair); Joseph Ottmann (director); Kathy Prince (treasurer); Colleen Nelson (director); Kathleen Binnie (director); Mary Remington (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Comox Valley Community Adult Literacy and Learning Society (calls)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137009361RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.