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
Cents to cause T1
92¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
8%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
2.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$3.1M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Writers' Trust of Canada?
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Is Writers' Trust of Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119305076RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Writers' Trust of Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 460 RICHMOND STREET WEST #600, TORONTO, ON, M5V 1Y1. Source.
What does Writers' Trust of Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "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." Full program description.
How much of Writers' Trust of Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Writers' Trust of Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $3.1M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
92¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 92¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · what this means
2.3 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
17%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
1%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
82%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 |
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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 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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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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