CENTRE FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS
Charitable organizationCore health care·560 GUELPH LINE · BURLINGTON, ON · L7R 3M4·BN 119010387RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. COMMUNITY SUPPORT: PROVIDING INFORMATION REFERRAL AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES 2. DIRECT SERVICES: PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES TO PARENTS INDIVIDUALS AND/OR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS/ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS/EDUCATORS THROUGH: A) EDUCATION ON THE MANY ASPECTS OF LEARNING DISABILITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT REMEDIAL TUTORING CAREER COUNSELLING AND SKILLS TRAINING. B) PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH SPEAKERS AND SUPPORT GROUPS C) INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT AND GROUP TRAINING IN ADVOCACY … Show more
1. COMMUNITY SUPPORT: PROVIDING INFORMATION REFERRAL AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES 2. DIRECT SERVICES: PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES TO PARENTS INDIVIDUALS AND/OR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS/ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS/EDUCATORS THROUGH: A) EDUCATION ON THE MANY ASPECTS OF LEARNING DISABILITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT REMEDIAL TUTORING CAREER COUNSELLING AND SKILLS TRAINING. B) PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH SPEAKERS AND SUPPORT GROUPS C) INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT AND GROUP TRAINING IN ADVOCACY D) REMEDIATION/TUTORING PROGRAMS AND SKILLS TRAINING IN LITERACY NUMERACY SOCIAL SKILLS SELF-ADVOCACY EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND STRESS MANAGMENT 3. COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INCREASING AWARENESS BY: A) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION THROUGH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA (NEWSLETTER/WEBSITE/SOCIAL MEDIA). (NEWSLETTER/WEBSITE/SOCIAL MEDIA). B) COMMUNITY DISPLAYS C) PUBLIC AWARENESS THROUGH MEDIA D) WORKSHOPS E) CONFERENCES F) PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL-BASED COMMITTEES/ROUND-TABLES
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)64¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 64¢ 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)36%
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)1.2 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)$205K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
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)0%
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 | $206K | 81¢ | 19% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $203K | 61¢ | 17% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $405K | 79¢ | 21% | 0.6 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $704K | 67¢ | 34% | 0.1 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $1.3M | 82¢ | 18% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $881K | 77¢ | 23% | 0.4 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $205K | 64¢ | 36% | 1.2 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
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- CHU, GORDONTREASURERarm's length
- ENTWISTLE, JULIEDIRECTORarm's length
- KEATING-MCKAY, CHRISTAPRESIDENTarm's length
- PATEL, POOJADIRECTORarm's length
- RYE, TIMOTHYDIRECTORarm's length
- VELIKONJA, DIANADIRECTORarm's length
- FERNANDES, NICOLEDIRECTORarm's length
- PHILIPSON, SHANDELLDIRECTORarm's length
- CONLEY, TARADIRECTORarm's length
- DZIAMARSKI, NICOLESECRETARYarm'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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