THE ALCUIN SOCIETY
Charitable organizationArts·PO BOX 3216 · VANCOUVER, BC · V6B 3X8·BN 891428542RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
15¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
85%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$34K
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 The Alcuin Society?
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Is The Alcuin Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 891428542RR0001. 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 The Alcuin Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 3216, VANCOUVER, BC, V6B 3X8. Source.
What does The Alcuin Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "PUBLICATION THRICE-ANNUALLY OF A JOURNAL ON BOOK ARTS IN CANADA. PUBLIC LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS IN BOOK-ARTS-RELATED ISSUES IN CANADA MANY OF WHICH AE NOW AVILABLE ON THE WEB. ANNUAL COMPETITION FOR BOOK DESIGN OPEN TO ALL PUBLISHERS BOOK DESIGNERS AND ARTISTS IN CANADA WITH PUBLICATION OF A CATALOGUE OF THE…" Full program description.
How much of The Alcuin Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 15¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Alcuin Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $34K (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
PUBLICATION THRICE-ANNUALLY OF A JOURNAL ON BOOK ARTS IN CANADA. PUBLIC LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS IN BOOK-ARTS-RELATED ISSUES IN CANADA MANY OF WHICH AE NOW AVILABLE ON THE WEB. ANNUAL COMPETITION FOR BOOK DESIGN OPEN TO ALL PUBLISHERS BOOK DESIGNERS AND ARTISTS IN CANADA WITH PUBLICATION OF A CATALOGUE OF THE WINNERS. EXHIBITS AND TOURS OF EXHIBITIONS OF THE WINNING BOOKS. PUBLIC LECTURES ON SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE BOOK ARTS. WE HAVE HAD TO SCALE BACK SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES BECAUSE OF COVID.
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.
15¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 15¢ 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 15¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
85%
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
—
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)$34K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)9%
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
9%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
91%
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 | $39K | 50¢ | 11% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $42K | 59¢ | 19% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $25K | 84¢ | 16% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $32K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $41K | 84¢ | 16% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $34K | 15¢ | 85% | — |
| 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
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- GRYSKI, CHESTER PDIRECTOR: SECTRETARYarm's length
- WIELAND, ALEXANDRADIRECTORarm's length
- ROBERTSON, GUYDIRECTORarm's length
- GOLDOLPHIN, JOCELYNDIRECTORarm's length
- DAVIDOVIC, NATALIJADIRECTORarm's length
- STANTON, RALPHDIRECTORarm's length
- WOODSWORTH, GLENNDIRECTOR: TREASURERarm's length
- ANDREWS, SUSANDIRECTORarm's length
- HOPKINS, RICHARDDIRECTOR: VICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- PAGE, GINADIRECTORDIRECTORarm'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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