NAFASI-OPPORTUNITY SOCIETY
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·9508 70 AVE NW · EDMONTON, AB · T6E 0V1·BN 819828203RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
94¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
6%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$31K
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
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Is Nafasi-Opportunity Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 819828203RR0001. 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 Nafasi-Opportunity Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 9508 70 AVE NW, EDMONTON, AB, T6E 0V1. Source.
What does Nafasi-Opportunity Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "NAFASI-OPPORTUNITY SOCIETY LAUNCHED THE MATHARE WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROJECT IN JANUARY 2024. THIS PROJECT TAKES PLACE IN KENYA WITHIN THE MATHARE SLUM. THIS PROJECT PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE WOMEN-LED VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO EMPOWERING WOMEN AND YOUTH IN MATHARE THROUGH SKILLS-BUILDING WORKSHOPS TO…" Full program description.
How much of Nafasi-Opportunity Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Nafasi-Opportunity Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $31K (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
NAFASI-OPPORTUNITY SOCIETY LAUNCHED THE MATHARE WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROJECT IN JANUARY 2024. THIS PROJECT TAKES PLACE IN KENYA WITHIN THE MATHARE SLUM. THIS PROJECT PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE WOMEN-LED VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO EMPOWERING WOMEN AND YOUTH IN MATHARE THROUGH SKILLS-BUILDING WORKSHOPS TO STRIVE FOR EQUITABLE GENDER INCOME.
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.
94¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ 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 94¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · what this means
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$31K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)48%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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
48%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
52%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $8K | 64¢ | 36% | 2.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $9K | 88¢ | 12% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $1K | — | 100% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $1K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $5K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $31K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
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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
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- UNDERSCHULTZ, JACKPRESIDENTarm's length
- MIAN, QAASIMVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- MITCHELL, RORYTREASURERarm's length
- CHERLET, RONALD CSECRETARYarm's length
- RUSSO, ALEXDIRECTORarm's length
- HILL, DOUGLASDIRECTORarm's length
- MHEHE, TUMAINIDIRECTORarm's length
- PANNEKOEK, FRITSDIRECTORarm's length
- KHANGURA, JASPREETDIRECTORarm's length
- LIU, EDWINADIRECTORarm's length
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- Ghezehei, HabenDirectorarm's length
- Davis, ChantelDirectorarm's length
- Edgeworth, DavidDirectorarm'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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