Braille Literacy Canada / Littératie braille Canada
Charitable organizationSupportive health care·1929 BAYVIEW AVENUE · TORONTO, ON · M4G 3E8·BN 889010799RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
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not in this filing
Operating overhead T1
100%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
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not in this filing
Revenue T1
$141K
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
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
Common questions
How do I donate to Braille Literacy Canada?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Braille Literacy Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 889010799RR0001. 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 Braille Literacy Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1929 BAYVIEW AVENUE, TORONTO, ON, M4G 3E8. Source.
What does Braille Literacy Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "BRAILLER BOUNCE: REFURBISHING OLD/UNWANTED PERKINS BRAILLERS AND FINDING THEM NEW HOMES WITH PEOPLE WHO WILL USE THEM. BRAILLE ZOOMERS: ADULTS WHO ARE NEW TO LEARNING BRAILLE OR ARE RELEARNING BRAILLE GATHER VIRTUALLY TO LEARN AND IMPROVE BRAILLE SKILLS THROUGH PEER SUPPORT. EDIE MOURRE SCHOLARSHIP: A SCHOLARSHIP IS…" Full program description.
How big is Braille Literacy Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $141K (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
BRAILLER BOUNCE: REFURBISHING OLD/UNWANTED PERKINS BRAILLERS AND FINDING THEM NEW HOMES WITH PEOPLE WHO WILL USE THEM. BRAILLE ZOOMERS: ADULTS WHO ARE NEW TO LEARNING BRAILLE OR ARE RELEARNING BRAILLE GATHER VIRTUALLY TO LEARN AND IMPROVE BRAILLE SKILLS THROUGH PEER SUPPORT. EDIE MOURRE SCHOLARSHIP: A SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO PARTIALLY PAY FOR FEES ASSOCIATED WITH BRAILLE TRANSCRIBER COURSES. FRENCH BRAILLE AND BRAILLE IN LIBRARIES PROGRAMS WERE NOT UTILIZED THIS FISCAL YEAR BUT THEY ARE STILL PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED. BRAILLE SYMPOSIUM AND OTHER BRAILLE WORKSHOPS INCLUDING WORLD BRAILLE DA… Show more
BRAILLER BOUNCE: REFURBISHING OLD/UNWANTED PERKINS BRAILLERS AND FINDING THEM NEW HOMES WITH PEOPLE WHO WILL USE THEM. BRAILLE ZOOMERS: ADULTS WHO ARE NEW TO LEARNING BRAILLE OR ARE RELEARNING BRAILLE GATHER VIRTUALLY TO LEARN AND IMPROVE BRAILLE SKILLS THROUGH PEER SUPPORT. EDIE MOURRE SCHOLARSHIP: A SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO PARTIALLY PAY FOR FEES ASSOCIATED WITH BRAILLE TRANSCRIBER COURSES. FRENCH BRAILLE AND BRAILLE IN LIBRARIES PROGRAMS WERE NOT UTILIZED THIS FISCAL YEAR BUT THEY ARE STILL PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED. BRAILLE SYMPOSIUM AND OTHER BRAILLE WORKSHOPS INCLUDING WORLD BRAILLE DAYS: BRAILLE FOCUSED WORKSHOPS ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES LEARNING BRAILLE TRANSCRIPTION AND MORE.
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.
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Not computable from this filing.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
100%
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
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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)$141K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)81%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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
81%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
19%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $16K | 10¢ | 90% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $10K | 42¢ | 58% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $18K | 46¢ | 14% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $22K | 57¢ | 43% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $33K | — | 100% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $141K | — | 100% | — |
| trend |
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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)
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.
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Board of directors
16 directors reported · 15 of 16at arm's length
- HITCHCOCK, DAPHNEPRESIDENTarm's length
- MARTINIELLO, NATALINAPAST PRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- JESSO, JENSECRETARYarm's length
- KILPATRICK, KIMVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- LAPAIRE, RIANETREASURERarm's length
- WILTON, ADAMDIRECTORarm's length
- BOCCACCIO, TAMARADIRECTORarm's length
- SHAW, ASHLEYDIRECTORarm's length
- LEBRUN, SHAWNDIRECTORarm's length
- PARSONS, GLENDADIRECTORarm's length
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- TIBBS, ANTHONYDIRECTORarm's length
- AUSMAN, CATHYDIRECTORarm's length
- GLAUDE-BEAULIEU, MARYSEDIRECTORarm's length
- MCGOURAN, JOANDIRECTORarm's length
- RUSHTON, MARILYNDIRECTORarm's length
- BISSONNETTE, LEODIRECTORarm'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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