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COTE FAMILY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

Private foundationFoundations·370 STANNARD AVENUE · VICTORIA, BC · V8S 3M4·BN 118877372RR0001

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.

This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

1) Shelter and feed street persons (Anawim Covenant House Vancouver Our Place SVDP Development & Peace) 2) Provide shelter food and training to youth in India and Nepal (Children Believe - formerly Christian Children) Can. Jesuit Missions - SOJASI) 3) Provide care for youth in rural Manitoba (Esk-Omi) 4) Provide shelter for mentally challenged individuals (Shekinah Homes) 5) Support those in need of end of life services (Victoria Hospice) 6) Provide training and information for farmers in developing countries (Farm Radio International) 7) Provide services for women leaving abusive home Show more

1) Shelter and feed street persons (Anawim Covenant House Vancouver Our Place SVDP Development & Peace) 2) Provide shelter food and training to youth in India and Nepal (Children Believe - formerly Christian Children) Can. Jesuit Missions - SOJASI) 3) Provide care for youth in rural Manitoba (Esk-Omi) 4) Provide shelter for mentally challenged individuals (Shekinah Homes) 5) Support those in need of end of life services (Victoria Hospice) 6) Provide training and information for farmers in developing countries (Farm Radio International) 7) Provide services for women leaving abusive home situations (Transition House Sexual Assault Centre)

New programs

1) Indian Residential School - providing funds to First Nation students 2) Backpack Buddies

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.

Disbursed to qualified donees

T1 · computed (open data)

99%

Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.

T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

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)

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)

$10K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

42%

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)

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 ↗

Over the years

Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-12-31$7K0%
2020-12-31$7K0%
2021-12-31$8K0%
2022-12-31$7K0%
2023-12-31$12K0%
2024-12-31$10K
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)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Board of directors

12 directors reported · 0 of 12at arm's length

  • Côté, Bernie L.Vice Presidentnot at arm's length
  • Côté, Sandra J.Directornot at arm's length
  • Côté, Tristan DDirectornot at arm's length
  • Gerein, Glenn WDirectornot at arm's length
  • Gerein, Thérèse EPresident/Treasurernot at arm's length
  • Owens, Katelyn MDirectornot at arm's length
  • Owens, Brian ADirectornot at arm's length
  • Riches, Hilary AMDirectornot at arm's length
  • Schoor, Lorraine ASecretarynot at arm's length
  • Van Dyk, Laura CDirectornot at arm's length
  • Rizzuto, Julie LDirectornot at arm's length
  • Côté, Bailey ADirectornot at arm'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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