Conseil d'Alphabétisation Laurentien Inc. Laurentian Literacy Council Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Lachute, Quebec · BN 897529152RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($234,066) as filed with the CRA.
Conseil d'Alphabétisation Laurentien Inc. Laurentian Literacy Council Inc. is a charitable organization based in Lachute, Quebec, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $248K in revenue and $234K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2022, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $577.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $136K in 2020 to $248K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The Laurentian Literacy Centre is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving basic and functional proficiency in reading writing speaking listening numeracy and life skills. Our programs are adapted to the needs and goals of adults youth and families and are designed to improve the socio-economic health and quality of life of the Laurentians. We offer one-to-one one hour tutoring sessions once or twice a week in reading writing document assistance and technology assistance for adults. Our after-school program offers one-to-one one hour tutoring sessions once or twice a week…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $248K | $234K | $144K | $0 | $0 | -$29K |
| 2023 | $237K | $237K | $202K | $0 | $0 | $50K |
| 2022 | $134K | $133K | $0 | $67 | $0 | $50K |
| 2021 | $131K | $129K | — | — | — | $47K |
| 2020 | $136K | $131K | — | — | — | $49K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2022
Received $577 from 1 charity:
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
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$156K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tammy Noble (president); Edna Hall (member-at-large); Tim Foreman (member-at-large); Kathy Low (secretary); Jennifer Hall (member-at-large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Conseil d'Alphabétisation Laurentien Inc. Laurentian Literacy Council Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 897529152RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.