ELIMU DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·PO BOX 38144 RPO MEADOWLANDS · OTTAWA, ON · K2C 3Y7·BN 828374314RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
71¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
28%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$485K
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 Elimu Development Projects a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 828374314RR0001. 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 Elimu Development Projects located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 38144 RPO MEADOWLANDS, OTTAWA, ON, K2C 3Y7. Source.
What does Elimu Development Projects do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Nyumbani Kwetu: a Sponsored Family Home for Children Malindi Kenya Elimu provides all living expenses schooling and staffing needs of Nyumbani Kwetu a family home to 12 children. Heri Ministries Sewing Project Malindi Kenya Elimu supports young women from the local community by finding sponsors for them to…" Full program description.
How much of Elimu Development Projects's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 71¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Elimu Development Projects?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $485K (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
Nyumbani Kwetu: a Sponsored Family Home for Children Malindi Kenya Elimu provides all living expenses schooling and staffing needs of Nyumbani Kwetu a family home to 12 children. Heri Ministries Sewing Project Malindi Kenya Elimu supports young women from the local community by finding sponsors for them to provide school and boarding fees to attend Heri Ministries Sewing College and develop the skills needed to become independent and productive members of their local community. Stay in School Sponsorship Program Malindi Kenya An Educational Sponsorship Program for children and … Show more
Nyumbani Kwetu: a Sponsored Family Home for Children Malindi Kenya Elimu provides all living expenses schooling and staffing needs of Nyumbani Kwetu a family home to 12 children. Heri Ministries Sewing Project Malindi Kenya Elimu supports young women from the local community by finding sponsors for them to provide school and boarding fees to attend Heri Ministries Sewing College and develop the skills needed to become independent and productive members of their local community. Stay in School Sponsorship Program Malindi Kenya An Educational Sponsorship Program for children and youth whose caregiver is able to supply their basic daily living needs. Elimu Resource Centre - a digital hub for learners Malindi Kenya Elimu Resource Centre (ERC) enhances access to education and improves digital literacy in the community. The facility has a capacity for 300 visitors and houses a DigiTech Lab for primary and high school students Cisco Networking Academy for young adult learners Artisan Maker Space for sewing artisans and a spacious conference hall for community gatherings.
New programs
Elimu Familia Stawi is designed to provide a nurturing environment where children can grow emotionally socially and cognitively. We target families who lack access to conventional educational resources ensuring that every child has the opportunity to succeed.
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.
71¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 71¢ 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 71¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
28%
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 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)$485K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)26%
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
26%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
74%
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 | $219K | 75¢ | 22% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $226K | 72¢ | 25% | 0.1 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $293K | 74¢ | 21% | 0.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $361K | 61¢ | 36% | 0 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $356K | 60¢ | 36% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $485K | 71¢ | 28% | 0 yr |
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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
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- Davidson, Paul EDirectorarm's length
- Monaghan, Maureen LSecretary/Treasurerarm's length
- Lavoie, Jennifer AChairpersonarm's length
- Gatobu, Sospeter KDirectorarm's length
- Yost, R GregoryBoard Memberarm'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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