P.e.i. Literacy Alliance Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island · BN 139691695RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($944,098) as filed with the CRA.
P.e.i. Literacy Alliance Inc. is a charitable organization based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 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 $994K in revenue and $944K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 78% from government, 8% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $93K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Ready set learn - tutoring program for kids family literacy workshops essential skills for atlantic fisheries program imigination library
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $994K | $944K | $743K | — | — | $497K |
| 2023 | $666K | $669K | $505K | — | — | $447K |
| 2022 | $736K | $738K | $593K | — | — | $449K |
| 2021 | $584K | $500K | $375K | — | — | $451K |
| 2020 | $664K | $542K | $433K | $36K | — | $366K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $93K from 8 charities:
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$38K
- United Way of Prince Edward Island$30K
- The Joan and Regis Duffy Foundation$10K
- Rotary Club of Charlottetown Literacy Foundation Inc$7,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,096
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$345
- The Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island Inc.$47
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$454K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Serena Smith (chair); Valerie Fitzpatrick (treasurer); David Arsenault (director); Rebecca Boulter (secretary); Erica Ross (vice chair); Megan Macphee (director); Allie Keedwell (director); Kendra Maclaren (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from P.e.i. Literacy Alliance Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139691695RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.