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KITCHENER WATERLOO LEGACY FOUNDATION

Public foundationFoundations·605 ST ANTON CRT · WATERLOO, ON · N2V 2M8·BN 798460408RR0001·website ↗

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

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Disbursed to charities T1

26%

of spending, to other registered charities

Operating overhead T1

—

not in this filing

Reserves T1

2 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$188K

not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)

— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures

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.

Common questions

How do I donate to Kitchener Waterloo Legacy Foundation?

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Is Kitchener Waterloo Legacy Foundation a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 798460408RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.

Where is Kitchener Waterloo Legacy Foundation located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 605 ST ANTON CRT, WATERLOO, ON, N2V 2M8. Source.

What does Kitchener Waterloo Legacy Foundation do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We seek to provide meaningful financial support to other charitable organizations within our community whose aim is to improve the lives of those in need. Our main charitable activity is to make donations to educational institutions (qualified donees) to support the cost of post secondary education for recipients of…" Full program description.

How much does Kitchener Waterloo Legacy Foundation disburse to other charities?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 26% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Kitchener Waterloo Legacy Foundation?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $188K (F2024).

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

We seek to provide meaningful financial support to other charitable organizations within our community whose aim is to improve the lives of those in need. Our main charitable activity is to make donations to educational institutions (qualified donees) to support the cost of post secondary education for recipients of scholarships who have a financial need and are future leaders of our community. We hold 2 main fundraising events each year to support our charity giving: 1) We host a golf tournament in Sept called 'Golf for Scholarships' 2) We host an event called 'Top Home Chefs' each year i… Show more

We seek to provide meaningful financial support to other charitable organizations within our community whose aim is to improve the lives of those in need. Our main charitable activity is to make donations to educational institutions (qualified donees) to support the cost of post secondary education for recipients of scholarships who have a financial need and are future leaders of our community. We hold 2 main fundraising events each year to support our charity giving: 1) We host a golf tournament in Sept called 'Golf for Scholarships' 2) We host an event called 'Top Home Chefs' each year in April.

New programs

No new programs 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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.

Disbursed to qualified donees

T1 · computed (open data)

26%

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)

—

Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.

T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

2 yr

Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.

Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$188K

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)

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 ↗ · what this means

Where the money comes from

Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.

  • Receipted donationsT1

    4%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    0%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    96%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

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

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length

  • Denomme, DarrenSecretaryarm's length
  • Doherty, SeanPresidentarm's length
  • Lackenbauer, ScottTreasurerarm'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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Kitchener Waterloo Legacy… — 26% granted to charities