THE ANSARI-COOK FOUNDATION
Private foundationFoundations·4815 RUNDLEWOOD DR NE · CALGARY, AB · T1Y 2N9·BN 712539113RR0001
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.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. Bursary in Engineering at the University of British Columbia - This annual bursary of $5 000 is made available to undergraduate students enrolled in Engineering program at UBC. Preference is given to First Nations Innuit or Metis students of Canada. This is a four year commitment that started in 2020. 2. Providing bag lunches to needy students attending schools in various parts of Calgary through a Canadian registered charity 'Brown Bagging for kids in Calgary'. 3. Through a registered Canadian charity 'Human Development Foundation' have offered scholarships to 10 Pakistani girls who come… Show more
1. Bursary in Engineering at the University of British Columbia - This annual bursary of $5 000 is made available to undergraduate students enrolled in Engineering program at UBC. Preference is given to First Nations Innuit or Metis students of Canada. This is a four year commitment that started in 2020. 2. Providing bag lunches to needy students attending schools in various parts of Calgary through a Canadian registered charity 'Brown Bagging for kids in Calgary'. 3. Through a registered Canadian charity 'Human Development Foundation' have offered scholarships to 10 Pakistani girls who come from poor and needy family to pursue Intermediate degree in science.
New programs
Working through Canadian charities; have sponsored the following new programs: 1. The Mustard Seed - Our Foundation provided financial support to The Mustard Seed by providing warm lunches to high need Calgary citizens who are experiencing poverty and homelessness during cold winter days. 2. Operation Eyesight- Our foundation provided funding to aid in the humanitarian crisis in Zambia by partnering with hospitals for treatment of eye related diseases caused by drought and inaccessibility to clean water. 3. Sled Island- Financial support was provided to this music organization to promote a bet… Show more
Working through Canadian charities; have sponsored the following new programs: 1. The Mustard Seed - Our Foundation provided financial support to The Mustard Seed by providing warm lunches to high need Calgary citizens who are experiencing poverty and homelessness during cold winter days. 2. Operation Eyesight- Our foundation provided funding to aid in the humanitarian crisis in Zambia by partnering with hospitals for treatment of eye related diseases caused by drought and inaccessibility to clean water. 3. Sled Island- Financial support was provided to this music organization to promote a better quality of life in Calgary and help newcomers foster relationships in our community. 4. Gaza Relief- Funding was provided for humanitarian aid to the Residents of Gaza who have been displaced and do not have access to food and other basic necessities of life.
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)100%
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)$43K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)100%
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, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $207K | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $45K | 0¢ | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $107K | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $56K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $43K | — | — | — |
| 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
5 directors reported · 0 of 5at arm's length
- Ansari, SaghirPresidentnot at arm's length
- Ansari, PaulineSecretarynot at arm's length
- Ansari, ArifDirectornot at arm's length
- Ansari, OmarDirectornot at arm's length
- Deschenes, HenaDirectornot 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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