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QUEST LEARNING CENTRE FOR RELIGIOUS LITERACY

Charitable organizationChristianity·99 NORTH OVAL · HAMILTON, ON · L8S 3Z2·BN 817001209RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

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Cents to cause T1

83¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

17%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

—

not in this filing

Revenue T1

$4K

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 Quest Learning Centre for Religious Literacy?

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Is Quest Learning Centre for Religious Literacy a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 817001209RR0001. 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 Quest Learning Centre for Religious Literacy located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 99 NORTH OVAL, HAMILTON, ON, L8S 3Z2. Source.

What does Quest Learning Centre for Religious Literacy do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "QUEST LEARNING CENTRE FOR RELIGIOUS LITERACY IS A SMALL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS ORGANIZED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA. THE GROUP MEETS ON A SEMI-MONTHLY BASIS VIA ZOOM TO SUPPORT A COMMUNITY SERVICE OF WORSHIP ROOTED PRIMARILY IN THE HISTORICAL JESUS AND OPEN TO ALL HONOURABLE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS…" Full program description.

How much of Quest Learning Centre for Religious Literacy's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Quest Learning Centre for Religious Literacy?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $4K (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

QUEST LEARNING CENTRE FOR RELIGIOUS LITERACY IS A SMALL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS ORGANIZED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA. THE GROUP MEETS ON A SEMI-MONTHLY BASIS VIA ZOOM TO SUPPORT A COMMUNITY SERVICE OF WORSHIP ROOTED PRIMARILY IN THE HISTORICAL JESUS AND OPEN TO ALL HONOURABLE RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS. THE GROUP OFFERS PUBLIC PROGRAMS OF LEARNING THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH RESEARCH AND FINDINGS IN MODERN COMPETENT AND ACCREDITED SCHOLARSHIP IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS OF SUCH SCHOLARSHIP IN A PUBLIC FORM.

New programs

NO NEW PROGRAMS DURING 2024.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

83¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ 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 83¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

17%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

—

Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$4K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

76%

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)

0%

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

    76%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    0%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    24%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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.

Board of directors

7 directors reported · 6 of 7at arm's length

  • FOWLER, RICHARD DPRESIDENT/CHAIRarm's length
  • BARNES, MICHAEL PTREASURERarm's length
  • HARADA, FUMIKOSECRETARYarm's length
  • FOWLER, RICHARD DTREASURERarm's length
  • ASTON, BRENDADIRECTOR AT LARGEnot at arm's length
  • BARNES, MICHAEL PDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm's length
  • ELSHOLTZ, VALDINEDIRECTOR AT LARGEarm'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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Quest Learning Centre for… — 83¢ of each $1 to programs