BE THE CHANGE EARTH ALLIANCE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·949 WEST 49 AVENUE · VANCOUVER, BC · V5Z 2T1·BN 818009276RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
WE DELIVER EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND EDUCATORS. OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM STUDENT LEADERSHIP FOR CHANGE (SLC) IS AN ONLINE LIBRARY OF LEARNING RESOURCES FOCUSED ON ECO-SOCIAL JUSTICE AND TAKING ACTION. WE SUPPORT EDUCATORS TO ENGAGE THEIR STUDENTS IN MEANINGFUL LEARNING AND ACTION ON ISSUES INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CLIMATE CHANGE BIODIVERSITY LOSS POLLUTION AND MORE. THIS FISCAL YEAR OVER 200 TEACHERS REGISTERED TO ACCESS OUR LEARNING LIBRARY BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED TEACHERS TO OVER 1800. THROUGH SLC TEACHERS BROUGHT EMPOWERING ECO-SOCIAL EDUCA… Show more
WE DELIVER EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND EDUCATORS. OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM STUDENT LEADERSHIP FOR CHANGE (SLC) IS AN ONLINE LIBRARY OF LEARNING RESOURCES FOCUSED ON ECO-SOCIAL JUSTICE AND TAKING ACTION. WE SUPPORT EDUCATORS TO ENGAGE THEIR STUDENTS IN MEANINGFUL LEARNING AND ACTION ON ISSUES INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CLIMATE CHANGE BIODIVERSITY LOSS POLLUTION AND MORE. THIS FISCAL YEAR OVER 200 TEACHERS REGISTERED TO ACCESS OUR LEARNING LIBRARY BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED TEACHERS TO OVER 1800. THROUGH SLC TEACHERS BROUGHT EMPOWERING ECO-SOCIAL EDUCATION TO OVER 75000 STUDENTS. IN ADDITION WE CONDUCT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS INTERACTIVE ENGAGING WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS AND MENTORSHIP FOR YOUTH. OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS THIS FISCAL YEAR HELPED OVER 100 TEACHERS GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO ECO-SOCIAL EDUCATION. WE DELIVERED 152 YOUTH WORKSHOPS WITH OVER 2300 YOUTH ON TOPICS SUCH AS CLIMATE ACTION CLIMATE EMOTIONS FRESHWATER POLLUTION AND WATER JUSTICE. WE MENTORED FOUR YOUTH TEAMS TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT MEANINGFUL CLIMATE JUSTICE PROJECTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO THESE YOUTH-FOCUSED PROGRAMS WE CONDUCT COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE ACTION BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND DELIVERING WORKSHOPS.
New programs
WE DEVELOPED A NEW WORKSHOP CALLED RECONNECTING: IMAGINATION NATURE GRATITDUE. THIS WORKSHOP IS IN RESPONSE TO YOUTH FEELING DISCONNECTED FROM NATURE. YOUTH WILL EXPLORE AN OUTDOOR SPACE CULTIVATE JOY PRACTICE GRATITUDE AND IMAGINE A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
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)94¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ 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)6%
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)$365K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)7%
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)43%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $162K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $227K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $330K | 92¢ | 8% | 0.9 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $458K | 91¢ | 9% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $374K | 90¢ | 10% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $365K | 94¢ | 6% | 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)
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Board of directors
7 directors reported · 5 of 7at arm's length
- LACROIX, DEREKPRESIDENTnot at arm's length
- SACHAL, ABHAYJEETDIRECTORarm's length
- LEUNG, AARONDIRECTORarm's length
- PEL, DAVIDTREASURERarm's length
- JACK-LACROIX, MAUREENDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- SHEIKH, IRFANDIRECTORarm's length
- NEWTON, SARAHDIRECTORarm'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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