CANADIAN STUDENT DEBATING FEDERATION
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·4070 - 3080 YONGE ST · TORONTO, ON · M4N 3N1·BN 118836386RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
95¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
5%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$257K
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 Canadian Student Debating Federation?
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Is Canadian Student Debating Federation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118836386RR0001. 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 Canadian Student Debating Federation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 4070 - 3080 YONGE ST, TORONTO, ON, M4N 3N1. Source.
What does Canadian Student Debating Federation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE ORGANIZATION ENCOURAGES ORGANIZES AND ENGAGES IN ACTIVITIES INTENTED TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH DEBATE ON EDUCATION THROUGH DEBATE ON MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST IN CANADIANS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES OF CANADA. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTE VALUABLE TRAVEL AND EXCHANGE FOR CANADIAN…" Full program description.
How much of Canadian Student Debating Federation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Canadian Student Debating Federation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $257K (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
THE ORGANIZATION ENCOURAGES ORGANIZES AND ENGAGES IN ACTIVITIES INTENTED TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH DEBATE ON EDUCATION THROUGH DEBATE ON MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST IN CANADIANS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES OF CANADA. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTE VALUABLE TRAVEL AND EXCHANGE FOR CANADIAN STUDENTS AND ENCOURGAGES CORPORATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES: 1) EACH YEAR THE CSDF ENDEAVORS TO ASSIST MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST A WEEK LONG DEBATE. SEMINAR OPEN TO ANY CANADAIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED: 2) THE CSDF PROVIDES FINANCIAL … Show more
THE ORGANIZATION ENCOURAGES ORGANIZES AND ENGAGES IN ACTIVITIES INTENTED TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH DEBATE ON EDUCATION THROUGH DEBATE ON MATTERS OF COMMON INTEREST IN CANADIANS THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES OF CANADA. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTE VALUABLE TRAVEL AND EXCHANGE FOR CANADIAN STUDENTS AND ENCOURGAGES CORPORATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES: 1) EACH YEAR THE CSDF ENDEAVORS TO ASSIST MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST A WEEK LONG DEBATE. SEMINAR OPEN TO ANY CANADAIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED: 2) THE CSDF PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANCE TO ITS MEMBERS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS: 3) THE CSDF IS THE OFFICIAL BODY SELECTING AND REPRESENTING CANADIAN DEBATES AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL OF COMPETITION: 4) WE PROMOTE FRENCH & BILINGUAL DEBATE ACROSS CANADA; 5) WE HOST A WEBSITE RESOURCES FOR DEBATES INCLUDING A NATIONAL EVENT DEBATE PAGE.
New programs
FRENCH WITHIN OUR TERRITORIES AND TO FNMI COMMUNITIES IN CANADA. OUR HOPE IS THAT OR NEW PROGRAM WILL ENCOURAGE INDIGENOUS YOUTH TO BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION HAPPENING AT ALL CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE LEVELS.
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.
95¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ 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 95¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
5%
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
0.5 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$257K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
16%
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
2%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
16%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
82%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $181K | 90¢ | 10% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $147K | 90¢ | 10% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $37K | — | — | — |
| 2022-06-30 | $101K | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-30 | $145K | 87¢ | 13% | 1.6 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $257K | 95¢ | 5% | 0.5 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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- MCLEESE, ROBERT SDIRECTORarm's length
- KIM, JUNGHYUN KDIRECTORarm's length
- GEORGE, CHRISTOPHERDIRECTORarm's length
- CASEY, BRIANDIRECTORarm's length
- NOBLE, LAURADIRECTORarm's length
- BEAUMONT, ALEXANDERDIRECTORarm's length
- Duguay, GabrielDirectorarm'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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