LITERACY HAIDA GWAII SOCIETY
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·BOX 235 · QUEEN CHARLOTTE, BC · V0T 1S0·BN 886062348RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
84¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
16%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$98K
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 Literacy Haida Gwaii Society?
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Is Literacy Haida Gwaii Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 886062348RR0001. 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 Literacy Haida Gwaii Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is BOX 235, QUEEN CHARLOTTE, BC, V0T 1S0. Source.
What does Literacy Haida Gwaii Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Free one-on-one and small group tutoring for adults working on grade 12 courses trades courses seniors learning essential & basic technology skills. We offer free ESL classes for newcomers to Canada and provide free tax filing clinics to modest income earners on Haida Gwaii. We also offer free webinars like…" Full program description.
How much of Literacy Haida Gwaii Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Literacy Haida Gwaii Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $98K (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
Free one-on-one and small group tutoring for adults working on grade 12 courses trades courses seniors learning essential & basic technology skills. We offer free ESL classes for newcomers to Canada and provide free tax filing clinics to modest income earners on Haida Gwaii. We also offer free webinars like Microsoft Office skills to islanders. We mailed out a total of 750 free books last year to children under age 5 through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library a monthly book delivery program. We also donated 100 books (a $155 value) to newborns (through a Welcome Babies book program) and t… Show more
Free one-on-one and small group tutoring for adults working on grade 12 courses trades courses seniors learning essential & basic technology skills. We offer free ESL classes for newcomers to Canada and provide free tax filing clinics to modest income earners on Haida Gwaii. We also offer free webinars like Microsoft Office skills to islanders. We mailed out a total of 750 free books last year to children under age 5 through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library a monthly book delivery program. We also donated 100 books (a $155 value) to newborns (through a Welcome Babies book program) and to 3- and 5-year-olds at the local health screening fairs held by Northern Health and the Indigenous Health Centers managed by Old Massett Village Band and Skidegate Band Councils. In the 2023-2024 fiscal year we donated: - $1 000 to School District 50 to aid their organization of the Early Learning Forum a Pro-D learning event for early childhood providers on Haida Gwaii. - $1 000 each to Skidegate Haida Language program and Xaad Kil Nee Old Massett Haida Language program. Both communities work with Elders to revitalize the Haida language. - $300 to Island Wellness Society’s CCRR program to fund their Summer Family Storywalk project
New programs
None
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.
84¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ 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 84¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
16%
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
0.7 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)$98K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)21%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
38%
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
21%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
38%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
41%
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 | $117K | 75¢ | 25% | 2.8 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $88K | 61¢ | 39% | 2.6 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $130K | 83¢ | 17% | 1.7 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $124K | 90¢ | 11% | 1.5 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $136K | 91¢ | 9% | 1 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $98K | 84¢ | 16% | 0.7 yr |
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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)
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Collinson, BevDirectorarm's length
- West, SheilaTreasurerarm's length
- Chisholm, LaurieDirectorarm's length
- Moore, ElizabethDirectorarm's length
- Yakgujanaas, JaasaljuusDirectorarm's length
- Clarke, BelindaDirector/Treasurerarm's length
- Russ, RhondaDirectorarm's length
- Brzostowski, StaceyDirectorarm's length
- Prest, KarynChairarm'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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