Room To Read Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 850612417RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($190,402) as filed with the CRA.
Room To Read Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $329K in revenue and $190K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $100K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The organization partners with local communities across asia and africa to develop literacy skills and habit of reading among primary school children and support girls to complete secondary school with the life skills they will need to succeed in school and beyond.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $329K | $190K | $154K | — | — | $253K |
| 2023 | $330K | $384K | $332K | — | — | $114K |
| 2022 | $271K | $183K | $148K | — | — | $169K |
| 2021 | $422K | $583K | $511K | — | — | $81K |
| 2020 | $477K | $581K | $516K | — | — | $243K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $100K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christopher Beer (director); Geetha Murall (director); Michael Lynn (director); Shari Freedmand (director / president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Room To Read Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 850612417RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.