BRIGHT LIGHTS FOR AFRICA FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·3944 29TH STREET NE · CALGARY, AB · T1Y 6B5·BN 716504535RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This filing's expense lines don't reconcile: program spending (line 5000) plus overhead (5010 + 5020) adds up to more than total spending (4950). Cents-to-cause and overhead can't both be right, and the filing doesn't say which — so this charity is left out of ranked search results for this filing year. We show both figures exactly as filed; read them together with this in mind, or check the public record ↗.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
In Canada through our Smiling Kids program we provided two types of support to low-income families. Firstly we offered financial assistance and culturally sensitive food hampers to alleviate food insecurity. Secondly under the same program we supported low-income immigrant mothers who recently had a baby. These mothers received a 'WrappedBum Box' containing essential items such as diapers wipes baby soap shampoo lotion and other necessary supplies to support them in caring for their newborns. Education Suport : We offer school supplies to children from francophone communities. In … Show more
In Canada through our Smiling Kids program we provided two types of support to low-income families. Firstly we offered financial assistance and culturally sensitive food hampers to alleviate food insecurity. Secondly under the same program we supported low-income immigrant mothers who recently had a baby. These mothers received a 'WrappedBum Box' containing essential items such as diapers wipes baby soap shampoo lotion and other necessary supplies to support them in caring for their newborns. Education Suport : We offer school supplies to children from francophone communities. In the Democratic Republic of Congo through our Economic Empowerment Program Capitalization of Local-Breed Goat Farming Initiative we run two initiatives to support vulnerable populations. Firstly we assisted vulnerable women in Musenge Village North Kivu in starting goat rearing farming to generate sustainable income. Secondly we supported vulnerable families in Musenge Village Territory of Walikale Province of North Kivu by providing financial assistance and school supplies to ensure their children could access education.
New programs
There was no new program in 2024.
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)481¢
As filed: 481¢ of each dollar to programs — but this filing's expense lines don't reconcile (see note above).
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)60%
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)0.5 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)$189K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)9%
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)3%
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, 2022–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | $19K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $98K | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $189K | 481¢✱ | 60% | 0.5 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
7 directors reported · 0 of 7at arm's length
- Rutayomba Moto, JennyPresident/Executive Directornot at arm's length
- Owusu, DzifaBoard Membernot at arm's length
- Reicher, PhilippeDirectornot at arm's length
- Ouattara, FalloneTreasurernot at arm's length
- Makosso, AmandaDirectornot at arm's length
- Ruiz, DennieseDirectornot at arm's length
- Oluwayemi, AdejokeSecretarynot 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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