CAP FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationFoundations advancing education·64 - 3099 UPLANDS DR · OTTAWA, ON · K1V 9T6·BN 835627134RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
77¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
23%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
31.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$127K
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 Cap Foundation?
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Is Cap Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 835627134RR0001. 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 Cap Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 64 - 3099 UPLANDS DR, OTTAWA, ON, K1V 9T6. Source.
What does Cap Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Educational activities include the Canadian Association of Physicists' secondary school exam the University Prize exam a national lecture tour program an undergraduate conference and a prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair all supported by donations to the CAPF. The CAPF also supports Canadian attendees for the…" Full program description.
How much of Cap Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 77¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Cap Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $127K (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
Educational activities include the Canadian Association of Physicists' secondary school exam the University Prize exam a national lecture tour program an undergraduate conference and a prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair all supported by donations to the CAPF. The CAPF also supports Canadian attendees for the biannual Canada-America-Mexico graduate student conference. In 2009 the CAPF established a HS/CEGEP Teacher's Award fund for grants to an outstanding HS/CEGEP Physics Teacher in each of the five defined regions in Canada starting in 2010. In 2011 the CAPF established a Stoic… Show more
Educational activities include the Canadian Association of Physicists' secondary school exam the University Prize exam a national lecture tour program an undergraduate conference and a prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair all supported by donations to the CAPF. The CAPF also supports Canadian attendees for the biannual Canada-America-Mexico graduate student conference. In 2009 the CAPF established a HS/CEGEP Teacher's Award fund for grants to an outstanding HS/CEGEP Physics Teacher in each of the five defined regions in Canada starting in 2010. In 2011 the CAPF established a Stoicheff Graduate Student Scholarship Fund with Interest earned used to award a scholarship to a deserving physics graduate every even year. In 2020 the Allan Carswell Physics Educator Scholarship Endowment Fund was established with interest earned being used to award scholarships every year to one or two deserving physics graduates who wish to pursue a career as a high school physics teacher. Donations in 2021 established a Svensson scholarship similar to the Stoicheff one to be awarded in odd years funds permitting. In 2023 the CAPF received a donation to establish an endowment fund supporting the CAP's Annual Lecture Tour.
New programs
No new programs in 2024.
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.
77¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 77¢ 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 77¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
23%
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
31.7 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)$127K
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 ↗
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
100%
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 | $54K | 72¢ | 28% | 6.8 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $47K | 63¢ | 37% | 16.8 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $91K | 76¢ | 24% | 18 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $-7K | 77¢ | 23% | 11.3 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $84K | 83¢ | 17% | 20.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $127K | 77¢ | 23% | 31.7 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
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- Drake, GordonOffice - Treasurerarm's length
- D'Souza, IanDirectorarm's length
- Janissen, LeeAnnDirectorarm's length
- Kunstatter, GaborDirectorarm's length
- Morrow, MichaelVice-Chair/Secretaryarm's length
- Pistorius, StephenDirectorarm's length
- Smith, KylaDirectorarm's length
- Paranjape, ManuChairarm's length
- Iliadis, KennethDirectorarm's length
- McMillan, Ann CDirectorarm's length
- Ford, Francine M.Officer - Executive Managerarm'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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