NSTEP
Charitable organizationSupportive health care·212 CANTER PL SW · CALGARY, AB · T2W 3Z2·BN 817942949RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
91¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
8%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$102K
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
Common questions
How do I donate to Nstep?
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Is Nstep a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 817942949RR0001. 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 Nstep located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 212 CANTER PL SW, CALGARY, AB, T2W 3Z2. Source.
What does Nstep do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "NSTEP provides hands-on nutrition and physical activity education to children teachers and families across Canada. We strive to promote positive change in the health of our communities through active learning. We are an education hub of scientific evidence based knowledge that focuses on teaching healthy habits…" Full program description.
How much of Nstep's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 91¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Nstep?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $102K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
NSTEP provides hands-on nutrition and physical activity education to children teachers and families across Canada. We strive to promote positive change in the health of our communities through active learning. We are an education hub of scientific evidence based knowledge that focuses on teaching healthy habits for children for life. We want their brains to be powered and nourished through healthy eating and physical activity. Nutrition and activity build better brains and bodies. NSTEP is different than other health promotion programs in its success at being accepted integrated and… Show more
NSTEP provides hands-on nutrition and physical activity education to children teachers and families across Canada. We strive to promote positive change in the health of our communities through active learning. We are an education hub of scientific evidence based knowledge that focuses on teaching healthy habits for children for life. We want their brains to be powered and nourished through healthy eating and physical activity. Nutrition and activity build better brains and bodies. NSTEP is different than other health promotion programs in its success at being accepted integrated and supported by school staff and administration at all levels of the education system. Our program is sought after by teachers because it provides curriculum and activities that teaches children and youth how to build communities inside the places they spend the greater part of their lives. The program provides opportunities to: -Connect children in different school levels with each other -Provide older children a vehicle to mentor younger children -Provide examples of actions they can do to meet these goals -Provide teachers with research supported methods to address nutrition and healthy living within the prescribed curriculum -Provide administrators a research supported method of incorporating wellness across a wide population of ages and abilities -Fraser Health BC Medical Health Officer has endorsed NSTEP as an approved program/initiative school nutrition resources -Interdisciplinary approach with well qualified NSTEP coordinators with backgrounds in education kinesiology nursing human ecology and dietetics -Online in person program delivery for knowledge transfer
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.
91¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 91¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 91¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
8%
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 ↗ · what this means
0.3 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)$102K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
15%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
15%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
85%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $180K | 82¢ | 18% | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $181K | 69¢ | 2% | 1 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $241K | 93¢ | 7% | 1.1 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $145K | 93¢ | 7% | 0.9 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $250K | 93¢ | 6% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $102K | 91¢ | 8% | 0.3 yr |
| trend |
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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 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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Board of directors
6 directors reported · 5 of 6at arm's length
- Makin, JaneDirectorarm's length
- Royer, JaneDirectorarm's length
- Kennedy, LindyDirectorarm's length
- James, KerianneDirectorarm's length
- Hamodah, RanaDirectorarm's length
- Hymers, DebDirectornot 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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