Cumberland Adult Network for Upgrading (can-U) Association
Publicly funded institution · Amherst, Nova Scotia · BN 873579056RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($514,409) as filed with the CRA.
Cumberland Adult Network for Upgrading (can-U) Association is a charitable organization based in Amherst, 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 $535K in revenue and $514K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $192.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $302K in 2020 to $535K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Adult Literacy tutoring Upgrading and essential skills training for the residents of Cumberland County Virtual access for learning
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $535K | $514K | $462K | — | — | $85K |
| 2023 | $451K | $444K | $444K | — | $200 | $64K |
| 2022 | $353K | $352K | — | — | $300 | $57K |
| 2021 | $287K | $287K | — | — | $300 | $57K |
| 2020 | $302K | $297K | — | — | $400 | $56K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $192 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$412K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chantelle Taylor (chair); Cindy Costin-Fury (treasurer); Michelle Harrison (secretary); Christina Cameron (board member); Heather Matthews (executive director); Carolyn D'Entremont (director); Joan Ralph (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cumberland Adult Network for Upgrading (can-U) Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873579056RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.