NANAIMO-LADYSMITH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·1111 DUFFERIN CRES · NANAIMO, BC · V9S 2B5·BN 119052801RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
89¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
7%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
2.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.0M
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 Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119052801RR0001. 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 Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1111 DUFFERIN CRES, NANAIMO, BC, V9S 2B5. Source.
What does Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Scholarships and bursaries are awarded to graduating students at the following high schools: Dover Bay John Barsby Wellington NDSS Woodlands and Ladysmith Secondary. Student Support Fund: A direct-to-student fund that allows teachers/staff members from SD #68 to anonymously provide vulnerable children with a…" Full program description.
How much of Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.0M (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
Scholarships and bursaries are awarded to graduating students at the following high schools: Dover Bay John Barsby Wellington NDSS Woodlands and Ladysmith Secondary. Student Support Fund: A direct-to-student fund that allows teachers/staff members from SD #68 to anonymously provide vulnerable children with a variety of supplies such as but not limited to: shoes coats school supplies band and athletic fees. The Foundation provides breakfast lunch and snack programs across SD #68. Donors have helped provide salad bars dishes dishwashers and other appliances needed to esnure tha… Show more
Scholarships and bursaries are awarded to graduating students at the following high schools: Dover Bay John Barsby Wellington NDSS Woodlands and Ladysmith Secondary. Student Support Fund: A direct-to-student fund that allows teachers/staff members from SD #68 to anonymously provide vulnerable children with a variety of supplies such as but not limited to: shoes coats school supplies band and athletic fees. The Foundation provides breakfast lunch and snack programs across SD #68. Donors have helped provide salad bars dishes dishwashers and other appliances needed to esnure that kids are getting a nutritious start to their day. Stock the Lockers: provides basic school supplies and backpacks to area schools/ YES2Know partnered with local RCMP to motivate local students to make healthy and positive lifestyle choices to help them become strong young citizens. District Initiative Grant: awards money to schools for programs/projects that are student focused promote student leadership community development and social responsibility. Enhanced Learning Grants: Established to enhance the learning environment for SD#68 teachers and students for supplies or special learning projects. The Foundation has partnered with the RCMP Strategic Partnership Services to offer the Y.E.S.2know
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.
89¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ 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 89¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
7%
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
2.7 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)$2.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)10%
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
10%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
90%
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 | $658K | 93¢ | 3% | 3.5 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $1.4M | 98¢ | 1% | 1.8 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $1.1M | 94¢ | 4% | 3 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $1.0M | 87¢ | 12% | 3.2 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $1.7M | 90¢ | 7% | 2.3 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $2.0M | 89¢ | 7% | 2.7 yr |
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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)
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Board of directors
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- MORRIS, DANPRESIDENTarm's length
- NEARY, DOTSECRETARYarm's length
- STRYNADKA, KIMDIRECTORarm's length
- SHANTZ, CINDYDIRECTORarm's length
- FRANCE, LESLEYTREASURERarm's length
- BERG, KATHYVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- Robinson, BillDirectorarm's length
- Singh, DhanookDirectorarm's length
- Wheeler, ToniDirectorarm'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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