Literacy Link Niagara Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Thorold, Ontario · BN 134236553RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($300,571) as filed with the CRA.
Literacy Link Niagara Inc. is a charitable organization based in Thorold, 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 $305K in revenue and $301K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 68% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $16K in 2020 to $305K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Providing community services planning and training opoortunities for literacy practictioners. Provide links between literacy service providers in the niagara region. Provide information and referral services to the public at large. Promote public awareness for literacy.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $305K | $301K | $279K | — | — | $20K |
| 2023 | $205K | $198K | $186K | — | — | $16K |
| 2022 | $164K | $167K | $167K | — | — | $8,707 |
| 2021 | $107K | $107K | $107K | — | — | $11K |
| 2020 | $16K | $107K | $107K | — | — | $11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $15K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$109K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Oraine Derosa (treasurer); Brenda Vandersluys (chair); Roxanne Nelson (director); Ailsa Wylie (director); Cathy Fusco (director); Brianne Carter (director); Jacky Catterick (director); Cindy Biancaniello (director); Robert Berketo (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Literacy Link Niagara Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 134236553RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.