QWF FÉDÉRATION DES ÉCRIVAINES ET ÉCRIVAINS DU QUÉBEC QWF QUÉBEC WRITERS' FEDERATION
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·1200 ATWATER · SUITE 3 · WESTMOUNT, QC · H3Z 1X4·BN 140319518RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
WRITING WORKSHOPS; OUTREACH WORKSHOPS WITH AT-RISK YOUTH; ANNUAL LITERARY AWARDS; WRITING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM; READINGS AND PANEL PRESENTATIONS BY ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING WRITERS; NETWORKING ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS; EMAIL NEWSLETTER TO KEEP MEMBERS INFORMED OF LITERARY ACTIVATES; PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES ETC.; ONLINE LITERARY DATABASE OF QC ENGLISH-LANGUAGE WRITERS AND BOOKS; ONLINE JOURNAL (CARTE-BLANCHE.ORG); WEBSITE TO INFORM MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC OF OUR ACTIVITIES; AUTHOR DINNERS; HIRE A WRITER WEB DIRECTORY; HOLIDAY POP-UP BOOK FAIR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ASSOCIATION OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE P… Show more
WRITING WORKSHOPS; OUTREACH WORKSHOPS WITH AT-RISK YOUTH; ANNUAL LITERARY AWARDS; WRITING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM; READINGS AND PANEL PRESENTATIONS BY ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING WRITERS; NETWORKING ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS; EMAIL NEWSLETTER TO KEEP MEMBERS INFORMED OF LITERARY ACTIVATES; PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES ETC.; ONLINE LITERARY DATABASE OF QC ENGLISH-LANGUAGE WRITERS AND BOOKS; ONLINE JOURNAL (CARTE-BLANCHE.ORG); WEBSITE TO INFORM MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC OF OUR ACTIVITIES; AUTHOR DINNERS; HIRE A WRITER WEB DIRECTORY; HOLIDAY POP-UP BOOK FAIR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ASSOCIATION OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PUBLISHERS OF QUEBEC; QWF COLLEGE WRITERS AWARD; STORYSCAPING WORKSHOPS FOR SENIORS AND YOUTH ACROSS QUEBEC; FRESH PAGES DIVERSITY INITIATIVE.
New programs
QUIST AN ONLINE JOURNAL FOR YOUTH AGED 14 TP 21; ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP PROJECT FOR YOUTH.
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)89¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ 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)11%
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)0.3 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)$667K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)8%
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)56%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $384K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $440K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $462K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $512K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $524K | 88¢ | 12% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $667K | 89¢ | 11% | 0.3 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
19 directors reported · 19 of 19at arm's length
- HENSLEY, PAMELA LDIRECTORarm's length
- GOLDBLOOM, ALICEDIRECTORarm's length
- MCCRUM, RACHELDIRECTORarm's length
- CHAN, CRYSTAL SKVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- DEMCHINSKY, BRYAN ADIRECTORarm's length
- DELESKIE, JENNIFERDIRECTORarm's length
- EVANSON, TANYAPRESIDENTarm's length
- LOTAYEF, EHABDIRECTORarm's length
- VARMA, RAHULDIRECTORarm's length
- SELMAN, JASONDIRECTOR/SECRETARYarm's length
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- MACDONALD, DONALD VTREASURERarm's length
- LEE, CHRISTINE MLDIRECTORarm's length
- VANSLET, DEBORAH SDIRECTORarm's length
- BELLLEHUMEUR-ALLATT, TANYA MLDIRECTORarm's length
- MCRAE, CURTIS JDIRECTORarm's length
- POLAK, MONIQUEDIRECTORarm's length
- SZE, GILLIANDIRECTORarm's length
- TOWER, TAYLORDIRECTORarm's length
- VALENTA, ISABELDIRECTORarm'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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