Yamaska Literacy Council
Publicly funded institution · Cowansville, Quebec · BN 890284656RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($296,460) as filed with the CRA.
Yamaska Literacy Council is a charitable organization based in Cowansville, Quebec, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $272K in revenue and $296K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,790.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $159K in 2020 to $272K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Work shops and activities helping adults and older youth acquire or improve reading writing speaking listening basic math digital literacy and other life skills through a one-on-one approach.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $272K | $296K | $266K | — | — | $160K |
| 2023 | $261K | $255K | $226K | — | — | $184K |
| 2022 | $264K | $190K | $160K | — | — | $178K |
| 2021 | $245K | $220K | $187K | — | — | $104K |
| 2020 | $159K | $138K | $108K | $4,038 | — | $78K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,790 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,790
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$177K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stephen Jones (vice president); Meredith Mackeen (secretary); Susan Reininger (treasurer); Linda Martin (president); Lynn Osborne (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Yamaska Literacy Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890284656RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.