KOMERA CANADA
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·1219 MILLER RD · BOWEN ISLAND, BC · V0N 1G1·BN 840986848RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Approximately $17 400 CAD was raised through fundraising activities such as the Rotary Run for Rwanda and donations to support 10 Rwandan girls in the final three years of their secondary school education one at vocational school and 5 Rwandan girls in their studies at university. The funds pay for school and boarding fees plus other expenses such as transport uniforms and mentorship. Unpaid volunteers help in the fundraising activities a total of approximately 300 hours. 10 students at secondary school: $750 USD x 10 = $7500 USD 1 student at vocational school: $750 USD 4 students at … Show more
Approximately $17 400 CAD was raised through fundraising activities such as the Rotary Run for Rwanda and donations to support 10 Rwandan girls in the final three years of their secondary school education one at vocational school and 5 Rwandan girls in their studies at university. The funds pay for school and boarding fees plus other expenses such as transport uniforms and mentorship. Unpaid volunteers help in the fundraising activities a total of approximately 300 hours. 10 students at secondary school: $750 USD x 10 = $7500 USD 1 student at vocational school: $750 USD 4 students at university: $1250 USD x 4 = $5000 USD $750 USD to contribute to Komera mentor's salary. Total: $14 000 USD
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)94¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ 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)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 ↗
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)$17K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)76%
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 | $28K | 92¢ | 8% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $21K | 99¢ | 1% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $24K | 99¢ | 1% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $23K | 95¢ | 5% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $18K | 91¢ | 9% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $17K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| 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)
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Board of directors
8 directors reported · 6 of 8at arm's length
- Inman, Courtney MTreasurerarm's length
- Butler, Hilary CChairnot at arm's length
- Monro, Susan SDirector-At-Largearm's length
- Ritchie, Susan ESecretaryarm's length
- Baumgartner, PeterVice Chairarm's length
- Adams, Barry FDirectorarm's length
- Johnstone, RebeccaDirectorarm's length
- Butler, MargaretDirectornot at arm'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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