COMMUNITY OPTIONS-A SOCIETY FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·12122 68 ST NW · EDMONTON, AB · T5B 1R1·BN 107282949RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
89¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
11%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$7.2M
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 Community Options-a Society for Children and Families?
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Is Community Options-a Society for Children and Families a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 107282949RR0001. 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 Community Options-a Society for Children and Families located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 12122 68 ST NW, EDMONTON, AB, T5B 1R1. Source.
What does Community Options-a Society for Children and Families do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Community Options: A Society for Children and Families. Our organization strives to be a leader in the provision of inclusive quality programs and services for children and families. Our Community Preschool Education program provides inclusion opportunities throughout Edmonton region for children between 2.5 to 6…" Full program description.
How much of Community Options-a Society for Children and Families's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Community Options-a Society for Children and Families?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $7.2M (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
Community Options: A Society for Children and Families. Our organization strives to be a leader in the provision of inclusive quality programs and services for children and families. Our Community Preschool Education program provides inclusion opportunities throughout Edmonton region for children between 2.5 to 6 years of age. (Children must meet Alberta Education criteria for Program Unit Funding). Our staff of professionals develops an educational program individualized to meet childs additional needs. Parents are encouraged to be involved in family oriented programming and in decision maki… Show more
Community Options: A Society for Children and Families. Our organization strives to be a leader in the provision of inclusive quality programs and services for children and families. Our Community Preschool Education program provides inclusion opportunities throughout Edmonton region for children between 2.5 to 6 years of age. (Children must meet Alberta Education criteria for Program Unit Funding). Our staff of professionals develops an educational program individualized to meet childs additional needs. Parents are encouraged to be involved in family oriented programming and in decision making about the childs individual program plan. We operate Edmonton Northwest Child Care Centre Edmonton Northwest Out of School Care and Edmonton Northwest preschool program in the Inglewood neighborhood. We believe that children s programs should provide experiences that foster each child s growth and development as a total human being. This implies attention to the enhancement of skills in all areas of development social physical intellectual creative and emotional. Programs endeavor to create an environment where friendships are facilitated; each child learns positive concepts of him/her and others and establishes wholesome patterns for feeling and behaving. We also offer opportunities for families for social inclusion and support within this community through providing a number of community activities.
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.
89¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ 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 89¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
11%
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
0.4 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)$7.2M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
91%
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
1%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
91%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $6.4M | 91¢ | 9% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $6.3M | 91¢ | 9% | 0.2 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $8.1M | 89¢ | 11% | 0.7 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $6.6M | 92¢ | 8% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $7.2M | 90¢ | 10% | 0.4 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $7.2M | 89¢ | 11% | 0.4 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
12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length
- Newton, Kristi-LeeSecertaryarm's length
- Steeves, DavidTreasurerarm's length
- McKenna, RyanPresidentarm's length
- Boe, MeganMember at Largearm's length
- Rayna, FrankFund Developmentarm's length
- Chin, AmandaMember at Largearm's length
- Chin, AmandaChairarm's length
- Kondra, AlexVice Chairarm's length
- Rayna, FrankSecretaryarm's length
- Stein, RachelMember at Largearm's length
- Smith, Miranda JordanMember at Largearm's length
- Golberg, MargaretMember at Largearm'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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