The Community Exchange in Altona Inc.
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·PO BOX 1128 · ALTONA, MB · R0G 0B0·BN 731313003RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Muffin Mondays - Drop in at The Community Exchange for muffins coffee and a chat Community Meal - Everyone is invited for a free meal and an evening of connection English Cafe - Come to improve your English language skills through conversation and connection. Rainbow Game Night - Bring a friend and a favorite board game to share all members and supporters of the Rainbow community are welcome. Healthy Baby Drop-In - If you are pregnant or have a baby under the age of 1 Healthy Baby is a place for you to connect with other moms to learn about your child’s development to ask questions and mo… Show more
Muffin Mondays - Drop in at The Community Exchange for muffins coffee and a chat Community Meal - Everyone is invited for a free meal and an evening of connection English Cafe - Come to improve your English language skills through conversation and connection. Rainbow Game Night - Bring a friend and a favorite board game to share all members and supporters of the Rainbow community are welcome. Healthy Baby Drop-In - If you are pregnant or have a baby under the age of 1 Healthy Baby is a place for you to connect with other moms to learn about your child’s development to ask questions and more. The Community Shop - Essential toiletries (diapers shampoo menstrual products and more) are available for anyone who needs them at no cost. Sharing the Warmth - For anyone in need of winter clothing at no cost
New programs
*Spanish Café – Come to improve your Spanish language skills through conversation & connection. *Thursday Lunch – Everyone in the community is welcome to join us every Thursday for a free lunch. *Cooking Classes – Free weekly cooking classes hosted by community members for 3-4 people. *MB Food Currency Program – Opportunity for community members to access limited 'gift cards' for our local farmers market offering opportunities for everyone to access local healthy foods.
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)77¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 77¢ 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)23%
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)$232K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)75%
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, 2023–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-31 | $178K | 74¢ | 26% | 1.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $232K | 77¢ | 23% | 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
4 directors reported · 4 of 4at arm's length
- Funk, CalPresidentarm's length
- Klassen, ValarieBoard memberarm's length
- Braun, CarolBoard memberarm's length
- Sawatzky, LaurieBoard memberarm'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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