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
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)95¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ 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)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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.5 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)$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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)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 ↗
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 |
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
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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