WRITERS' TRUST OF CANADA/SOCIETE D'ENCOURAGEMENT AUX ECRIVAINS DU CANADA
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·460 RICHMOND STREET WEST #600 · TORONTO, ON · M5V 1Y1·BN 119305076RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
SUPPORT AND CELEBRAT CANADIAN WRITERS THROUGH A PORTFOLIO OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING 11 LITERACY AWARDS CAREEN DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES FOR EMERGING WRITERS EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR WRITERS IN IMMEDICATE NEED AND A WRITERS' RETREAT.
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)92¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ 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)8%
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)2.3 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)$3.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)17%
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)1%
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 | $1.8M | 87¢ | 13% | 3.5 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $1.5M | 84¢ | 16% | 3.4 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $1.9M | 82¢ | 18% | 4.5 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $2.2M | 88¢ | 12% | 2.6 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $2.7M | 91¢ | 9% | 2.5 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $3.1M | 92¢ | 8% | 2.3 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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
18 directors reported · 18 of 18at arm's length
- BOUDEL TAN, EDDYDIRECTORarm's length
- CLARK, CATHERINECHAIR (DEPARTED)arm's length
- CRANSTON, MARYDIRECTORarm's length
- EGER, JANETDIRECTORarm's length
- HALWANI, SANASECRETARYarm's length
- HAREWOOD, ADRIANDIRECTORarm's length
- HOSAKI, SHARIDIRECTORarm's length
- INAMDAR, SUMANTTREASURERarm's length
- LEHBERG, MARLADIRECTORarm's length
- LIU, WENDYDIRECTORarm's length
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- MCLACHLIN, BEVERLEYDIRECTORarm's length
- MOHAMED, SHABINDIRECTORarm's length
- OMAR, AMREENDIRECTORarm's length
- SALTZMAN, DEVYANIVICE CHAIRarm's length
- SEXTON, CHRISDIRECTORarm's length
- TALAGA, TANYADIRECTORarm's length
- WARD, RICHARDCHAIRarm's length
- GODSALL, JONDIRECTORarm'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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