STITCH IT FORWARD SOCIETY OF LETHBRIDGE
Private foundationSupportive health care·1004 42 AVE N · LETHBRIDGE, AB · T1H 6C1·BN 778894337RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
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
Volunteer Engagement: This year we recruited 76 more volunteers across Alberta. As of March 31 we have 288 active volunteers working on projects in some capacity. Volunteers can sign up on our website and also track the hours they contribute. We do our best with limited funds to thank our volunteers for their work. We have giveaways for those who track their hours such as a mug or gift card. We recognize their work with their permission on our FaceBook page and on our website when possible. This fiscal year our volunteers tracked over 15 000 volunteer hours. We make items for org… Show more
Volunteer Engagement: This year we recruited 76 more volunteers across Alberta. As of March 31 we have 288 active volunteers working on projects in some capacity. Volunteers can sign up on our website and also track the hours they contribute. We do our best with limited funds to thank our volunteers for their work. We have giveaways for those who track their hours such as a mug or gift card. We recognize their work with their permission on our FaceBook page and on our website when possible. This fiscal year our volunteers tracked over 15 000 volunteer hours. We make items for organizations that have clients in need. This fiscal year we made 22 760 items which included blankets toques slippers mitts Christmas stockings filled with goodies doll clothes pillowcases washcloths masks drawstring bags neck warmers and more. Each item was requested by an organization in Alberta and we distributed them as they were completed. We recycle fabrics and yarns diverting them from the landfill. For example we made shopping bags from recycled clothing and we cut unusable jeans into quilt tops to name a few. We have diverted approximately 1800 pounds of materials this fiscal year.
New programs
Youth Mentoring Program: we chose youth and guided them through a project of their choice. She (a 14 year old) chose to make 500 pouches and stuff them with feminine hygiene products and distributed them to schools around Lethbridge. With the help of volunteers she beat her goal by 150 pouches. She reported having learned to manage a budget ($2 000) purchase the supplies she needed recruited volunteers to make the pouches and stuff them with the products and complete a final report on the grant. Our goal is to expand this program so that more youth can have this learning opportunity.
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)—
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)0.7 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)$48K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)6%
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)14%
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, 2021–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | $174K | 100¢ | 0% | 0.1 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $54K | 100¢ | 0% | — |
| 2023-03-31 | $55K | 100¢ | 0% | — |
| 2024-03-31 | $48K | 100¢ | — | 0.7 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)
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Board of directors
5 directors reported · 1 of 5at arm's length
- Herrick, Diane CBoard Presidentnot at arm's length
- Walkey, Cora LVice Presidentnot at arm's length
- Henrie, KarenSecretary/Treasurerarm's length
- Herrick, George WMember at Largenot at arm's length
- Neubeker, CarolSeniors Representativenot 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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