The Literacy Group of Waterloo Region
Publicly funded institution · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 119242378RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($714,835) as filed with the CRA.
The Literacy Group of Waterloo Region is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $730K in revenue and $715K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 69% from government, 18% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $61K.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Provide literacy and essential skills upgrading to adults 16+ years of age. Instruction is provided on a 1-to-1 basis as well as in small groups in-person classes and on-line focus programs- workplace skills education training training numeracy digital techonology oral and written communication upgrading. Referral to community partners
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $730K | $715K | $614K | $7,756 | — | -$50 |
| 2023 | $575K | $563K | $487K | $8,548 | — | $0 |
| 2022 | $575K | $569K | $498K | $2,407 | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $500K | $507K | $446K | $872 | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $569K | $553K | $479K | $7,893 | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $61K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$421K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Margot McCurry (chaor); April Souwand (secretary); John (jack) Rehder (vice chair); Rahul Desai (director); Diana Elkin (director); Richard Shanahan (treasurer); Graham Fisher (director); Ariel Wyse (director); Meghan Hovey (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Literacy Group of Waterloo Region’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119242378RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.