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
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)84¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ 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)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 ↗
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)$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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)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 ↗
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 |
| 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
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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