Karis Community Initiatives
Charitable organizationSupport of religion·26 PEPPLER ST · WATERLOO, ON · N2J 3C4·BN 118856608RR0002·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
95¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
5%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
2.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.6M
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
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Is Karis Community Initiatives a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118856608RR0002. 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 Karis Community Initiatives located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 26 PEPPLER ST, WATERLOO, ON, N2J 3C4. Source.
What does Karis Community Initiatives do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Karis Community Initiatives is a non-profit faith based charitable organization serving families in Ontario and Saskatchewan. Our purpose is to contribute to the quality of life of people who experience disabilities by addressing their emotional intellectual social physical and spiritual needs. Services include…" Full program description.
How much of Karis Community Initiatives'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 Karis Community Initiatives?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.6M (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
Karis Community Initiatives is a non-profit faith based charitable organization serving families in Ontario and Saskatchewan. Our purpose is to contribute to the quality of life of people who experience disabilities by addressing their emotional intellectual social physical and spiritual needs. Services include camps and excursions as well as fee-for-service programs and vacations. Our Vision: People who experience disabilities belong to communities in which their God-given gifts are valued and celebrated. Our Mission: As an expression of Christian faith we work together with people who… Show more
Karis Community Initiatives is a non-profit faith based charitable organization serving families in Ontario and Saskatchewan. Our purpose is to contribute to the quality of life of people who experience disabilities by addressing their emotional intellectual social physical and spiritual needs. Services include camps and excursions as well as fee-for-service programs and vacations. Our Vision: People who experience disabilities belong to communities in which their God-given gifts are valued and celebrated. Our Mission: As an expression of Christian faith we work together with people who experience disabilities to accomplish their goals and nurture communities where everybody belongs. Our Values: Valuing people - we believe that all people are created in the image of God and are loved and valued equally. Fostering belonging - we strengthen communities by fostering belonging with people with disabilities. Serving others - we mobilize our faith to effectively and compassionately support those around us. Celebrating gifts - we celebrate the many skills abilities and contributions that everybody including people with disabilities offers the world around them.
New programs
No new programs were undertaken during the year.
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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
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
2.5 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 ($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)$2.6M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)13%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
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
13%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
87%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $2.6M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.7 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $3.3M | 95¢ | 5% | 2.4 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $2.9M | 95¢ | 5% | 3.8 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $3.6M | 92¢ | 8% | 2.6 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $3.6M | 93¢ | 7% | 1.9 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $2.6M | 95¢ | 5% | 2.5 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
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- LEBOLD, CLAREDirectorarm's length
- EERKES, JUDYCHAIRarm's length
- WOOF, BETHVICE CHAIRarm's length
- GHESQUIERE, MARKVICE CHAIRarm's length
- EVANS, REBECCADIRECTORarm's length
- ROBINSON, MARTYDIRECTORarm's length
- EPP, TIMDIRECTORarm's length
- BOWMAN, TYLERDIRECTORarm's length
- PEARCE, HOADIRECTORarm's length
- WILLIAMS, RICHARDDIRECTORarm's length
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- Conliffe-Wiens, ShelleyDirectorarm's length
- Stephen, PriscillaDirectorarm's length
- Verburg, HarryDirectorarm'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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