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Times Colonist Literacy Society

Times Colonist Literacy Society is a Canadian public foundation based in Victoria, British Columbia. It reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $274,000 a year, mostly to education organizations in British Columbia.

Giving: $100K to $1M a year

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Facts

• Reported gifts to qualified donees in 4 of the last five reporting years, averaging about $274,000 a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $300,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Reported 139 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $1,900 and the largest was about $93,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Gave to 63 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included The Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria), The Board of Education of School District No. 62 (Sooke) and The Board of Education of School District No. 63 (Saanich).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went mostly to education (94%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• By dollars, gifts went to recipients in British Columbia (100%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “TO RECEIVE FUNDS THROUGH FUNDRAISING, GRANTS AND DONATIONS AND DISBURSE THE FUNDS TO QUALIFIED DONEES TO BE USED IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, SUCH AS SCHOOLS AND LITERACY ORGANIZATION”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
• Website: https://www.timescolonist.com/book-drive/apply-for-a-times-colonist-literacy-project-grant-funded-by-the-tcs-annual-book-sale-7751228. Last checked 2026-10-25.Funder website · 2026-10-25

Sources

CRA T3010 charity information returns. Last updated 2025-01-31.

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