M.l.e. Training and Research Society
Publicly funded institution · Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 137480174RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,944,128) as filed with the CRA.
M.l.e. Training and Research Society is a charitable organization based in Coquitlam, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $2.8M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,024.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 22 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
M.L.E. Training and Research Society operates Greater Heights Learning Academy (GHLA); and Variety Learning Centre (VLC). GHLA offers full time kindergarten to grade 12 school programs using Mediated learning techniques to assist children with special needs and learning disabilities. The school offers the regular Dogwood graduation diploma and the Evergreen high school completion certificate. We also provide therapy services including; speech language therapy occupational therapy physiotherapy and counselling. VLC offers a variety of services including summer school programs for special need…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.8M | $2.9M | $2.6M | $37K | — | $866K |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $3.2M | $2.8M | $61K | — | $953K |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.6M | $41K | $0 | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $2.7M | $2.4M | $48K | $0 | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $3M | $2.7M | $2.4M | $71K | $0 | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,024 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,99915 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions22
- Total compensation, all staff$2.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Davis (president); Ben Craig (treasurer); Michael Chan (director); Sally Comin (director); Marna Nelson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from M.l.e. Training and Research Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137480174RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.