COMMUNITIES CONNECTING FOR CHILDREN
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·47 SPRINGDALE DRIVE · BARRIE, ON · L4M 5A8·BN 835927062RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
96¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
4%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$53K
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 Communities Connecting for Children?
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Is Communities Connecting for Children a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 835927062RR0001. 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 Communities Connecting for Children located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 47 SPRINGDALE DRIVE , BARRIE, ON, L4M 5A8. Source.
What does Communities Connecting for Children do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WORK CONTINUE ON READYING MATHESON CREEK CAMP TO OPEN AND MEET MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT REGULATIONS. A WATERSHED WAS BUILT AT THE WELL SITE A UV SYSTEM WAS ENGINEERED AND INSTALLED. IT PASSED THE ENGINEERS INSPECTION HOWEVER A MEANS TO POWER THE SYSTEM HAS PROVED TO BE AN OBSTACLE. THIS PROBLEM CARRIED FORWARD TO…" Full program description.
How much of Communities Connecting for Children's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Communities Connecting for Children?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $53K (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
WORK CONTINUE ON READYING MATHESON CREEK CAMP TO OPEN AND MEET MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT REGULATIONS. A WATERSHED WAS BUILT AT THE WELL SITE A UV SYSTEM WAS ENGINEERED AND INSTALLED. IT PASSED THE ENGINEERS INSPECTION HOWEVER A MEANS TO POWER THE SYSTEM HAS PROVED TO BE AN OBSTACLE. THIS PROBLEM CARRIED FORWARD TO 2025. CREEK RESTORATION ON THE CAMP PROPERTY WAS BEGUN AND FACILITY REPAIRS CONTINUED.
New programs
BEGAN PLANNING A BROCHURE TO HIGHLIGHT THE CHARITY'S CAMPSITES AND CULTURAL FOCUSES. STRUCK A COMMITTEE TO PLAN A GRAND OPEN HOUSE TO SHOWCASE THE FACILITY ONCE FINAL APPROVAL IS RECEIVED FROM THE VARIOUS MINISTRIES IN SPRING 2025 TO THE PUBLIC AND INTERESTED USER GROUPS. A MASTER NATURALIST JOINED US HAVING GREAT INTEREST IN RUNNING PROGRAMS IN FUTURE. A WINTER SNOWSHOE MAMMAL TRACKING HIKE AND WINTER BIRD COUNT EVENT WERE ALL VERY SUCCESSFUL AND BROUGHT NEW PEOPLE TO THE PROPERTY. MANY MORE PROGRAMS ARE PLANNED IN THE 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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
96¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ 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 96¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
4%
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)$53K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)24%
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
24%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
76%
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 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $3K | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $5K | — | 0% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $33K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $64K | 83¢ | 17% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $53K | 96¢ | 4% | — |
| trend |
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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
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- ZABA, HEATHER MTREASURERarm's length
- VAN GREUNEN, DEANPRESIDENTarm's length
- DOHERTY, KATHLEENDIRECTORarm's length
- KERR, NANCYDIRECTORarm's length
- HERNANDEZ, GABRIELADIRECTORarm's length
- AGOWISSA, DANIELLADIRECTORarm's length
- CHEW, LORRAINEDIRECTORarm's length
- DUFRESNE, SYLVIA CEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARYarm's length
- ORMAN, JEFFREY RSECRETARYarm'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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