Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society
Charitable organization · Salmon Arm, British Columbia · BN 801701699RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($298,429) as filed with the CRA.
Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society is a charitable organization based in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $274K in revenue and $298K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 49% from government, 22% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $51K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $112K in 2020 to $274K in 2024.
In its own words
We promote literacy in the north okanagan-shuswap area through awareness collaborative partnerships and education in order to enhance the health and well-being of individuals and the community. Ongoing programs include: books for babies one to one children’s literacy program unplug & play family literacy week seniors tech connect the hive little free libraries books under the tree computer tutoring for seniors valid reading program summer slide reading camp seniors’ drop-in help desk and the dolly parton’s imagination library.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $274K | $298K | $209K | $6,939 | — | $68K |
| 2023 | $276K | $278K | $216K | $7,958 | — | $93K |
| 2022 | $171K | $198K | $125K | $4,825 | — | $95K |
| 2021 | $183K | $160K | $105K | $4,034 | — | $122K |
| 2020 | $112K | $92K | $67K | $2,839 | — | $98K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $51K from 8 charities:
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$146K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Literacy Alliance of the Shuswap Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801701699RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.