LITERACYWORKS INC.
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·901 - 294 PORTAGE AVE · WINNIPEG, MB · R3C 0B9·BN 131163248RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
96¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
4%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$158K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
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Common questions
How do I donate to Literacyworks Inc.?
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Is Literacyworks Inc. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 131163248RR0001. 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 Literacyworks Inc. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 901 - 294 PORTAGE AVE, WINNIPEG, MB, R3C 0B9. Source.
What does Literacyworks Inc. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "LITERACYWORKS IS A NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE LITERACY ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES ADULTS WITH LITERACY INSTRUCTION AS AN ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILL. LITERACYWORKS OFFERS BASIC READING WRITING AND MATH SKILLS TO HELP LEARNERS ENHANCE THEIR SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. OUR CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS." Full program description.
How much of Literacyworks Inc.'s spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Literacyworks Inc.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $158K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
LITERACYWORKS IS A NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE LITERACY ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES ADULTS WITH LITERACY INSTRUCTION AS AN ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILL. LITERACYWORKS OFFERS BASIC READING WRITING AND MATH SKILLS TO HELP LEARNERS ENHANCE THEIR SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. OUR CLASSES ARE TAUGHT BY CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS.
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.
96¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 96¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
4%
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
0.4 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$158K
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 ↗
82%
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
2%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
82%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
16%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $155K | 78¢ | 22% | 1 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $161K | 97¢ | 3% | 1.1 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $154K | 90¢ | 10% | 1.2 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $149K | 96¢ | 4% | 1.1 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $158K | 97¢ | 3% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $158K | 96¢ | 4% | 0.4 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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
10 directors reported · 8 of 10at arm's length
- MCKIM, LUKEVICE CHAIRarm's length
- BARCHYN, MAUREENSECRETARYarm's length
- WANG, YOULANSECRETARYarm's length
- BEHI, MOHAMEDMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- BENNETT, MICHAELMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- KUME, MELAMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- DOUGLASS, TRACYMEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- HARIPERSAD, SUVIRPAST CHAIRarm's length
- JHINGER, MANJITMEMBER AT LARGE
- MANIAR, JAYESHMEMBER AT LARGE
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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