HAMILTON LITERARY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·64 BENEDICT PL · HAMILTON, ON · L9A 0A3·BN 811174051RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-05-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
OUR GOAL IS TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT CANADA'S REACH AND DIVERSE LITERARY HERITAGE WHILE ALSO PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR LOCAL WRITERS TO SHARE THEIR WORK. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS GOAL WE PRODUCE AN ANNUAL LITERARY FESTIVAL THAT INCLUDES READING EVENTS. WRITING WORKSHOPS AUTHOR INTERVIEWS PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND YOUTH EVENTS. WE PARTNER WITH OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE HAMILTON WENTWORTH DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD THE HAMILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY THE LITLIVE READING SERIES THE HAMILTON POETRY CENTRE HAMILTON YOUTH POETS THE HAMILTON FILM FESTIVAL AND THE HAMILTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHES… Show more
OUR GOAL IS TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT CANADA'S REACH AND DIVERSE LITERARY HERITAGE WHILE ALSO PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR LOCAL WRITERS TO SHARE THEIR WORK. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS GOAL WE PRODUCE AN ANNUAL LITERARY FESTIVAL THAT INCLUDES READING EVENTS. WRITING WORKSHOPS AUTHOR INTERVIEWS PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND YOUTH EVENTS. WE PARTNER WITH OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE HAMILTON WENTWORTH DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD THE HAMILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY THE LITLIVE READING SERIES THE HAMILTON POETRY CENTRE HAMILTON YOUTH POETS THE HAMILTON FILM FESTIVAL AND THE HAMILTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. WE RUN AN ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST AND THE WINNER IS INVITED TO READ AT THE FESTIVAL.
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)56¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 56¢ 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)44%
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)$118K
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)54%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | $71K | 56¢ | 41% | — |
| 2020-05-31 | $73K | 49¢ | 51% | — |
| 2021-05-31 | $74K | 10¢ | 90% | — |
| 2022-05-31 | $88K | 51¢ | 49% | — |
| 2023-05-31 | $91K | 60¢ | 40% | — |
| 2024-05-31 | $118K | 56¢ | 44% | 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
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- CUMMINGS, MELANIECHAIRarm's length
- VARGHESE, ANUJAVICE CHAIRarm's length
- MIDDLETON, SELENADIRECTORarm's length
- CUMMINGS, MARKTREASURERarm's length
- BOWMAN, LORRIEDIRECTORarm's length
- HOPE-LAWLOR, STEPHANIEDIRECTORarm's length
- MALEK, FAREHDIRECTORarm's length
- RUDDELL, MARY ELLENSECRETARYarm's length
- SARGENT, LYNNEDIRECTORarm's length
- TERRY, SAMANTHADIRECTORarm'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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