EDMONTON SPACE SCIENCES FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·11211 142 ST NW · EDMONTON, AB · T5M 4A1·BN 107283236RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF A SCIENCE CENTER AND PLANETARIUM SCHOOL AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFERS AND INCLUDE : THEATRES ( IMAX AND PLANETARIUM ) EXHIBIT GALERIES ADULT EXTENSION COURSES SCIENCE CAMPS.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)59¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 59¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)41%
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.4 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$15.3M
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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)19%
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 ↗
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 | $14.7M | 55¢ | 45% | 0.9 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $9.3M | 62¢ | 38% | 1.5 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $8.6M | 59¢ | 41% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $15.6M | 61¢ | 39% | 0.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $19.8M | 63¢ | 37% | 0.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $15.3M | 59¢ | 41% | 0.4 yr |
| trend |
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)
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Board of directors
16 directors reported · 15 of 16at arm's length
- KALCOUNIS-RUEPPELL, MATINACHAIRarm's length
- ARNDT, SCOTTVICE CHAIRarm's length
- SANDERS, RACHELTREASURERarm's length
- MCEACHERN, RACHAELSECRETARYarm's length
- AGNEW, MARKDIRECTORarm's length
- DE GUZMAN, ROBERTDIRECTORarm's length
- FELL, TIMDIRECTOR
- FUCCARO, HARRYDIRECTORarm's length
- GANTAR, DAVIDDIRECTORarm's length
- GOSSAIN, JEFFREYDIRECTORarm's length
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- KARLA, KHUSHAALDIRECTORarm's length
- MCMILLAN, SHAWNDIRECTORarm's length
- MILLS, KARENDIRECTORarm's length
- RIEGER, JANADIRECTORarm's length
- SHARP, MICHAELDIRECTORarm's length
- YEAGER, TERESADIRECTORarm'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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