Houston Link to Learning Society
Publicly funded institution · Houston, British Columbia · BN 139461784RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($987,025) as filed with the CRA.
Houston Link to Learning Society is a charitable organization based in Houston, 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 $1.3M in revenue and $987K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from government, 31% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $251K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 84% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $98K in 2024, the largest being $98K to Smithers Community Services Association. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $322K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Adult literacy including one to one tutoring computer literacy and life skills. Family literacy. Early childhood resource program. Literacy outreach. Just B4 pre kindergarten. Community Garden. Farmers Market. Food Kitchen. Health Canada - harm reduction program. Better at Home - supports seniors with non-medical supports to enable them to stay in their homes longer. The Plaza training and resource centre. Indigenous Community Family Support Program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $987K | $855K | — | $98K | $804K |
| 2023 | $755K | $769K | $718K | — | — | $446K |
| 2022 | $1M | $684K | $734K | — | — | $460K |
| 2021 | $409K | $397K | $379K | — | — | $101K |
| 2020 | $322K | $337K | $322K | — | — | $89K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $98K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $251K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$531K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brenda Marko (president); Dawn Hall (director); Jackie Himech (director); Darlene Euverman (director); Sue Jones (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Houston Link to Learning Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139461784RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.