Pal-Reading Services Incorporated
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119076057RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($205,131) as filed with the CRA.
Pal-Reading Services Incorporated is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $208K in revenue and $205K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations, 11% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $38K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Pal-reading services provides audio recordings free of charge for print-challenged people throughout the gta ontario and canada. Materials include novels manuals etc. For job support personal development and recreational information. All recordings are performed by volunteers.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $208K | $205K | $205K | — | — | $83K |
| 2023 | $201K | $201K | $201K | — | — | $80K |
| 2022 | $193K | $189K | $189K | — | — | $81K |
| 2021 | $178K | $185K | $185K | — | — | $77K |
| 2020 | $197K | $190K | $190K | $105 | — | $84K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $38K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$144K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Terry Bray (director); Pooramya Amuthan (director); Wanda Fizgerald (director); Thomas Lloyd (vice president); Susan Loube (director); Danielle McLaughlin (president); Anne Musgrave (secretary); Vangelis Nikias (director); Marguerite Wallace (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Pal-Reading Services Incorporated’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119076057RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.