Literacy Now Cowichan Society
Publicly funded institution · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 858694268RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($194,533) as filed with the CRA.
Literacy Now Cowichan Society is a charitable organization based in Duncan, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $179K in revenue and $195K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 73% from government, 15% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $53K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 85% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 76% of that peer group. 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 $117K in 2020 to $179K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Pathways to Learning - adult tutoring in reading writing math financial literacy digital literacy English as a second or additional language Navigators - Assistance filling out forms and applications referrals to other programs and services drop-in digital literacy assistance Literacy Outreach - public education around literacy coordination with local service providers and sharing information
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $179K | $195K | $190K | $390 | $0 | $24K |
| 2023 | $171K | $173K | $171K | $416 | $0 | $40K |
| 2022 | $153K | $150K | $148K | — | — | $43K |
| 2021 | $125K | $126K | $123K | — | — | $41K |
| 2020 | $117K | $131K | $125K | — | — | $42K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $53K from 5 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$138K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Seth Godbey (director); Sheri Kinney (vice-chair); Heather Prince (treasurer); Rhoda Taylor (chair); Doug Hankin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Literacy Now Cowichan Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858694268RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.