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THE CANADIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK CENTRE

Charitable organizationPublic amenities·102 - 1 CENTRE ST · SCARBOROUGH, ON · M1J 3B4·BN 124389164RR0001

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

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

PROMOTING CANADIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS THROUGH PROGRAMS RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDING REVIEWS RECOMMENDED BOOK LISTS WEBINARS ATTENDING CONFERENCES AND FESTIVALS SHARING INDUSTRY NEWS - ADMINISTRATING BOOKS & CANADIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS ACROSS GENRES - CURATING CONTENT TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE ACCESS TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN CANADA ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL BIBLIOVIDEO - PUBLISHING MAGAZINES TO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND THE BEST IN CANADIAN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE - ACCESSIBLE BOOKS PROJECT TO IMPROVE DISCOVERABILITY OF BOOKS IN ACCESSIBLE FORMATS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PRINT DISABILIT Show more

PROMOTING CANADIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS THROUGH PROGRAMS RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDING REVIEWS RECOMMENDED BOOK LISTS WEBINARS ATTENDING CONFERENCES AND FESTIVALS SHARING INDUSTRY NEWS - ADMINISTRATING BOOKS & CANADIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS ACROSS GENRES - CURATING CONTENT TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE ACCESS TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN CANADA ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL BIBLIOVIDEO - PUBLISHING MAGAZINES TO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND THE BEST IN CANADIAN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE - ACCESSIBLE BOOKS PROJECT TO IMPROVE DISCOVERABILITY OF BOOKS IN ACCESSIBLE FORMATS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PRINT DISABILITIES - CANADIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK TO CONNECT BOOK CREATORS WITH CHILDRENS ACROSS THE COUNTRY - TD GRADE 1 BOOK GIVEAWAY TO DISTRIBUTE A PICTURE BOOK TO EVERY GRADE 1 STUDENT

New programs

GROWING LITERACY - A PROGRAM TO HELP EDUCATORS USE READ ALOUDS BEYOND THE PICTURE BOOK TO BUILD EARLY LITERACY SKILLS

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)

90¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ 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)

10%

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)

0.6 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)

$1.9M

Last-reported total revenue.

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

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

4%

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)

22%

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$1.8M88¢12%0.9 yr
2020-12-31$1.8M94¢6%1.3 yr
2021-12-31$1.9M95¢5%1.3 yr
2022-12-31$1.7M92¢8%1.4 yr
2023-12-31$1.9M91¢9%1.4 yr
2024-12-31$1.9M90¢10%0.6 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)

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

11 directors reported · 10 of 11at arm's length

  • ATHWAL, AYDENDIRECTORarm's length
  • BODGER, HOLLYDIRECTORarm's length
  • BRYANT, MARGARETDIRECTORarm's length
  • EMAM, NOURANTREASURERarm's length
  • LAKHANI, NARMEENDIRECTORarm's length
  • MARTIN, MICHAELDIRECTORarm's length
  • MCMULLIN, KARENDIRECTORarm's length
  • MERCURIO, ISHTATDIRECTORnot at arm's length
  • O'REILLY, GILLIANDIRECTORarm's length
  • REMMEL, ANNEVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
  • TAMBERG, URVEPRESIDENTarm'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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