THE ALEXANDRA WRITERS' CENTRE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationArts·460 - 1721 29 AVE SW · CALGARY, AB · T2T 6T7·BN 119211852RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Alexandra Writers' Centre Society is a Calgary-based charity which supports aspiring and experienced writers poets and authors. The Society provides courses seminars and workshops throughout the year to help individuals develop and build upon the fundamentals of writing. The Society also facilitates mentorship programs critique services writer discussions/presentations and other support services. Additionally the society has a youth program for school-aged youth interested in writing and supports home school programs. The youth program aims to support young people in their lifelong pa… Show more
The Alexandra Writers' Centre Society is a Calgary-based charity which supports aspiring and experienced writers poets and authors. The Society provides courses seminars and workshops throughout the year to help individuals develop and build upon the fundamentals of writing. The Society also facilitates mentorship programs critique services writer discussions/presentations and other support services. Additionally the society has a youth program for school-aged youth interested in writing and supports home school programs. The youth program aims to support young people in their lifelong passion for reading and writing by providing a safe supervised space for educational sessions and social events. Additionally the Society hosts a weekend writers retreat to provide members with a concentrated set of workshops and lessons led by professional instructors plus Online courses programs workshops and conference collaboration Online published author presentations and Online and in-person book launches and events.
New programs
During the 2023-24 fiscal year the Society took over the management of the When Words Collide Conference a 600-person low-cost conference in Calgary Alberta which presents workshops courses and presentations for three days for readers and 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)46¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 46¢ 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)53%
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)0.7 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)$577K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
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)16%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $324K | 49¢ | 46% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $322K | 40¢ | 60% | 0.6 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $336K | 39¢ | 61% | 0.9 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $334K | 36¢ | 60% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $372K | 43¢ | 57% | 0.3 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $577K | 46¢ | 53% | 0.7 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
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- Johnson, SarahPresidentarm's length
- Pieschel, ScottTreasurerarm's length
- Bose, RobertVice Presidentarm's length
- Morris, CindyDirector at Largearm's length
- Alcaraz, CeciliaDirector at largearm's length
- Kaur, KellyDirector at Largearm's length
- Christianson-Kellow, LesliDirector at Largearm's length
- O'Keeffe, KarenDirector at Largearm's length
- Truss, SallyDirector at Largearm's length
- Vance, ErinDirector at Largearm's length
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- Carley, LornaSecretaryarm's length
- Stollery, Laura-JeanneDirector At Largearm's length
- van Eck, RobinExecutive Directorarm'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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