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THE PRAIRIE JOURNAL TRUST

Charitable organizationEducational organizations (n.e.c.)·28 CROWFOOT TERRACE NW · P.O. BOX 68073 · CALGARY, AB · T3G 3N8·BN 119251726RR0001

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-07-30

What it does — in its own words

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ATTACHMENT TO C2 PROGRAMS THE CHARITY CARRIED OUT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR TO ACCOMPLISH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES. PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY: THE PRAIRIE JOURNAL TRUST IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE MIND (EDUCATION FOR ITS OWN SAKE SO THAT THE MIND CAN BE TRAINED WITH PROVISION FOR PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE GAINED; TO DISSEMINATE SUCH KNOWLEDGE BY THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN ACADEMIC JOURNAL NAMELY THE PRAIRIE JOURNAL OF CANADIAN LITERATURE CONTAINING POETRY FICTION DRAMA AND REVIEW ARTICLES AND TO FUND THE PUBLICATION OF SAID JOURNAL. ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY DUR Show more

ATTACHMENT TO C2 PROGRAMS THE CHARITY CARRIED OUT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR TO ACCOMPLISH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES. PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY: THE PRAIRIE JOURNAL TRUST IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE MIND (EDUCATION FOR ITS OWN SAKE SO THAT THE MIND CAN BE TRAINED WITH PROVISION FOR PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE GAINED; TO DISSEMINATE SUCH KNOWLEDGE BY THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN ACADEMIC JOURNAL NAMELY THE PRAIRIE JOURNAL OF CANADIAN LITERATURE CONTAINING POETRY FICTION DRAMA AND REVIEW ARTICLES AND TO FUND THE PUBLICATION OF SAID JOURNAL. ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY DURING THE FISCAL YEAR IN CANADA. WRITING OF AN ORIGINAL AND INSTRUCTIVE NATURE WAS COLLECTED FOR PUBLICATION. THE TYPING LAYOUT DESIGN WORD-PROCESSING PASTE-UP FOLLOWED THE PROCESS OF EDITING AND COPYEDITING. ALL THIS ACTIVITY OCCURRED IN CALGARY ALBERTA. THE JOURNAL WAS DISTRIBUTED IN INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS THROUGH MAGAZINES CANADA (FORMERLY C.M.P.A.) AND BY SUBSCRIPTION. WITH NO PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY FULL OR PART-TIME STAFF NO SALARIES FEES AND BENEFITS. THE TRUST RELIES ON VOLUNTEERS WHO RECEIVE HONOURARIA TO ENCOURAGE THEIR EFFORTS

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)

96¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ 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)

4%

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)

$16K

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)

60%

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
2019-07-30$20K95¢5%
2020-07-30$17K100¢
2021-07-30$15K94¢6%
2022-07-30$18K95¢5%
2023-07-30$14K95¢5%
2024-07-30$16K96¢4%
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

3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length

  • BURKE, ANNE ETRUS/DIR/LOarm's length
  • KOESLING, RONALD KTRUS/DIR/LOarm's length
  • KEMP, PENN ATRUS/DIR/LOarm'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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