THE WRITERS' UNION OF CANADA
Charitable organizationNational arts service organization·600 - 460 RICHMOND ST W · TORONTO, ON · M5V 1Y1·BN 105261341RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
FOSTERING OF WRITING IN CANADA AND PROMOTING THE RIGHTS FREEDOMS AND ECONOMIC WELL BEING OF ALL WRITERS.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)31¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 31¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)69%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)5.6 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$1.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)4%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)32%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $815K | 32¢ | 66% | 4.8 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $846K | 41¢ | 64% | 3.1 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $1.0M | 34¢ | 66% | 4.5 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $914K | 34¢ | 66% | 4.7 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $935K | 39¢ | 61% | 4.3 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $1.1M | 31¢ | 69% | 5.6 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
20 directors reported · 20 of 20at arm's length
- FAHNER, KIMON REParm's length
- GOODHAND, SEYWARDMB/SK REParm's length
- GREENWAIT, WHITNEYADVOCATEarm's length
- HARRIS, CARLAADVOCATEarm's length
- KIMBER, STEPHENATLANTIC REParm's length
- RAMADAN, DANNY DBC/YUKON REP; CHAIRarm's length
- SAVAGE, CANDACEADVOCATEarm's length
- TREGEBOV, RHEACHAIRarm's length
- FLYNN, MAUREENSECOND VICE-CHAIRarm's length
- ENS, SARAHMS/SK REPRESENTATIVEarm's length
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- PATERSON, PAMELAON REPRESENTATIVEarm's length
- RIGG, ROHANON REPRESENTATIVEarm's length
- VINCENT, JOHN EMILQUEBEC REPRESENTATIVEarm's length
- SCHNURMACHER, TOMMYQUEBEC REPRESENTATIVEarm's length
- DUMAS, JACQUELINEATLANTIC REPRESENTATIVEarm's length
- DASHTGARD, ANNAHIDADVOCATEarm's length
- CROSS-BLANCHARD, MOLLYADVOCATEarm's length
- MCADAM, RHONABC/YUKON REPRESENTATIVEarm's length
- CARMICHAEL, JACQULEINEAB/NWT/NT REParm's length
- POWLEY, JENATLANTIC REParm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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