Times Colonist Literacy Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 712285725RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($370,586) as filed with the CRA.
Times Colonist Literacy Society is a public foundation based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $422K in revenue and $371K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 24% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,557.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 84% of that peer group.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 36 qualified donees totalling $295K in 2024, the largest being $91K to The Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria). Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $255K in 2020 to $422K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
To receive funds through fundraising grants and donations and disburse the funds to qualified donees to be used in the advancement of education such as schools and literacy organization
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $422K | $371K | — | $66K | $303K | $201K |
| 2023 | $447K | $354K | — | — | $300K | $150K |
| 2022 | $360K | $346K | — | $53K | $293K | $56K |
| 2021 | $279K | $275K | — | — | $267K | $42K |
| 2020 | $255K | $244K | — | — | $240K | $38K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $295K to 36 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria)$91K
- The Board of Education of School District No. 62 (Sooke)$52K
- The Board of Education of School District No. 63 (Saanich)$31K
- The Board of Education of School District No. 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith)$21K
- Victoria Literacy Connection Society$20K
- The Board of Education of School District No. 79 (Cowichan Valley)$15K
- The Board of Education of School District No. 71 (Comox Valley)$14K
- Victoria Hospitals Foundation$10K
- The Board of Education of School District No. 69 (Qualicum)$4,900
- The Board of Education of School District No. 64 (Gulf Islands)$4,900
- LDABC The Learning Curve Society$4,000
- University of Victoria$2,000
- The Mustard Seed Street Church$2,000
- ST. Michael's University School Society$1,900
- Seventh Day Adventist Church (british Columbia Conference)$1,900
- Pacific Montessori Society$1,900
- Maharishi Age of Enlightenment School Society$1,900
- Fondation Canadienne Francaise D Aide Culturelle de la Colombie Britannique$1,900
- Evergreen Independent School Society$1,900
- Francophone Education Authorities (conseil Scolaire Francophone)$1,900
- Christ Church Cathedral Educational Society$1,900
- The Board of Education of School District No. 70 (Alberni)$1,400
- Island Community Mental Health Association$800
- B.C. Muslim Association$750
- Duncan Christian School Association (1979)$700
Received $8,557 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rachel Sawry (director); David Obee (director); Angela Mangiacasale (director); Edward Kennedy (director); Stacey Reid (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Times Colonist Literacy Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 712285725RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.