SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE IN AFRICA (SASA)
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·326 3RD ST W · OWEN SOUND, ON · N4K 7A2·BN 826116782RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Conducting Research in Health Biomedical Environmental Agricultural Basic and Applied Sciences and Biotechnology. Organizing Educational Scientific Conferences Organizing High School Science Fairs To undertake activities ancillary and incidental to the attainment of the above charitable purposes.
New programs
1. To advance education by: a) conducting research on topics relating to science in Africa and other regions and disseminating the results of the research to the public; b) providing educational conferences workshops and resources to the public on science in Africa and other regions; c) providing workshops classes and conferences to teach high school students knowledge and skills helpful for them to pursue further studies at the college or university level or at institutions providing career training; d) providing workshops classes and conferences to teach members of the public know… Show more
1. To advance education by: a) conducting research on topics relating to science in Africa and other regions and disseminating the results of the research to the public; b) providing educational conferences workshops and resources to the public on science in Africa and other regions; c) providing workshops classes and conferences to teach high school students knowledge and skills helpful for them to pursue further studies at the college or university level or at institutions providing career training; d) providing workshops classes and conferences to teach members of the public knowledge and skills helpful for them to obtain employment; e) providing workshops classes and conferences to teach research skills to individuals; f) providing workshops classes and conferences to teach members of the public knowledge and skills helpful for them to pursue career opportunities in Africa; g) providing workshops classes and conferences to provide continuing medical education to health professionals in regard to health issues including but not limited to public health issues and the prevention diagnosis and treatment of local diseases.'
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)86¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ 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)14%
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)—
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)$77K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)100%
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 ↗
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 | $57K | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $7K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $67K | 85¢ | 15% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $65K | 85¢ | 15% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $75K | 87¢ | 13% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $77K | 86¢ | 14% | — |
| 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
3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length
- KAPALANGA, JOACHIM NCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDarm's length
- FYMAT, ALAIN LVICE-CHAIR OF THE BOARDarm's length
- ADYNGA AKENA, FRANCISTREASURY/SECRETARYarm'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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