DECHINTA INITIATIVES
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·PO BOX 633 STN MAIN · YELLOWKNIFE, NT · X1A 2N5·BN 800673402RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
DELIVERING LAND-BASED POST-SECONDARY COURSES COVERING INDIGENOUS GOVERNANCE SELF-DETERMINATION COMMUNITY HEALTH AND INDIGENOUS ART INDIGENOUS LAND BASED POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA & UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA. PROVIDING SEMESTER COURSES SHORT COURSES WORKSHOPS AND TEACHER'S MASTER COURSE.
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)85¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 85¢ 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)15%
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)1 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)$5.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
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)97%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $1.6M | 71¢ | 29% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $1.3M | 77¢ | 23% | 0.4 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $2.3M | 80¢ | 20% | 1.7 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $2.7M | 80¢ | 20% | 2.3 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $4.3M | 84¢ | 16% | 1.6 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $5.7M | 85¢ | 15% | 1 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
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- COULHARD, GLENPRESIDENTarm's length
- LISKE, CHARLENEVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- STARK, HEIDITREASURERarm's length
- CHARLIE, LIANNESECRETARYarm's length
- SIMPSON, LEANNEMEMBERarm'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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