BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OTTAWA / GRANDES FRERES GRANDS SOEURS D'OTTAWA
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·12 - 1645 WOODROFFE AVE · NEPEAN, ON · K2G 1W2·BN 106794431RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
63¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
23%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.6M
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 Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa?
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Is Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 106794431RR0001. 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 Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 12 - 1645 WOODROFFE AVE, NEPEAN, ON, K2G 1W2. Source.
What does Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "One to One Mentoring programs include: Big Brother/Big Sister Match program (6-14yrs); Meet You in School; Mentoring in School; MPower (15-24yrs) PRISM (2SLGBTQ+ youth 6-24yrs) Flash Mentoring programs include: Big Possibilities & Thrive Youth Employment Readiness Program (15-24yrs) All mentors in our programs…" Full program description.
How much of Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 63¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Big Brothers Big Sisters Ottawa?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.6M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
One to One Mentoring programs include: Big Brother/Big Sister Match program (6-14yrs); Meet You in School; Mentoring in School; MPower (15-24yrs) PRISM (2SLGBTQ+ youth 6-24yrs) Flash Mentoring programs include: Big Possibilities & Thrive Youth Employment Readiness Program (15-24yrs) All mentors in our programs are volunteers. In 2023 we had 599 volunteers who contributed 40 282hrs to the organization in time spent with youth.
New programs
Big Experiences - Group events for youth ages 6-24yrs
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.
63¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 63¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 63¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
23%
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 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$1.6M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)8%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
33%
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
8%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
33%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
59%
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 | $1.2M | 70¢ | 24% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.2M | 71¢ | 26% | 0.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.4M | 65¢ | 25% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.4M | 65¢ | 23% | 0.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.5M | 67¢ | 21% | 0 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.6M | 63¢ | 23% | 0 yr |
| 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 · 16 of 16at arm's length
- Ingram, SusanExecutive Directorarm's length
- Zekulin, MarkChair Personarm's length
- Ostrom, LindsayTreasurerarm's length
- Qaqish, MichaelMember at Largearm's length
- Haddad, MattMember at Largearm's length
- Anderson, ColinMember at Largearm's length
- Francis, AntoniaMember at Largearm's length
- Shaer, Philip SMember at Largearm's length
- Egli, KeithBoard Chairarm's length
- Feret, Leslie RSecretaryarm's length
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- Cascagnette, IanMember at Largearm's length
- Alfieri, MichelleMember at Largearm's length
- Purcell, MichaelMember at Largearm's length
- SORENSEN, CODYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- IRVINE, CARRIEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- GHAZI, YASSERBOARD MEMBERarm'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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