Hamilton and District Literacycouncil Corp
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 107462699RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($361,744) as filed with the CRA.
Hamilton and District Literacycouncil Corp is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, 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 $360K in revenue and $362K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The Hamilton Literacy Council supports adult learners in the development of foundational literacy skills by providing one to one tutoring small group classes and digital technology classes. The Council also provides workplace essential skills training job-specific literacy training and life literacy targeted training. The Hamilton Literacy Council in partnership with Contact North provides supported online learning training.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $360K | $362K | $254K | $2,380 | — | $194K |
| 2023 | $354K | $338K | $251K | $2,310 | — | $195K |
| 2022 | $328K | $306K | $221K | $1,650 | — | $180K |
| 2021 | $294K | $283K | $198K | $720 | — | $158K |
| 2020 | $316K | $309K | $215K | $3,910 | — | $147K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 3 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$214K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Morgan Stanek (president); Martin Farrugia (advisor); Dorte Deans (secretary); Shelagh Griffin (secretary); Vanessa Green (advisor); Jennifer Macko (vice president); Kevin Westwood (treasurer); Careen Jones (advisor); Brenda Wilson (advisor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hamilton and District Literacycouncil Corp’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107462699RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.