PATHWAYS ADVENTURE & CHALLENGE CAMPING SOCIETY (PACCS)
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·PO BOX 29059 RPO HAL · HALIFAX, NS · B3L 4T8·BN 841121049RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Outreach intervention counselling mentoring life and essential work skills training for youth at risk who face societal challenges due to their physical or psychological needs and/or their own or their families difficult and challenging economic and/or social circumstances. This programming is provided by way of experiential base structure learning programs and activities in the supervised setting of a summer residential camp.
New programs
In 2024 our Charity introduced a new Camper-ship Grant programme. The purpose of this Camper-ship Grant program is to provide grants to other Camping Association of NS & PEI Accredited Camps in Nova Scotia and PEI for funding for those other Accredited Camps to bring children and teens from low income families to one of their overnight summer campings sessions at no cost or a reduced cost. In order to receive a Grant the Other Accredited Camps must make a detailed online Grant Application. In the Grant application they must also identify the process by which they select low income families… Show more
In 2024 our Charity introduced a new Camper-ship Grant programme. The purpose of this Camper-ship Grant program is to provide grants to other Camping Association of NS & PEI Accredited Camps in Nova Scotia and PEI for funding for those other Accredited Camps to bring children and teens from low income families to one of their overnight summer campings sessions at no cost or a reduced cost. In order to receive a Grant the Other Accredited Camps must make a detailed online Grant Application. In the Grant application they must also identify the process by which they select low income families to qualify to receive the Camper-ship Grant. In addition we also mentor those other Accredited Camps to use our Charity's selection process to help them qualify children from low income families to receive the Camper-ship Grant such as using the GOC LICO Household Income brackets and working with the Provincial Department of Community Services as well as School Guidance Counsellors. Once their Grant Application is approved by our Board the other Accredited Camp must submit a Final Report at the end of their summer camping detailing the number of children from low income families that did receive the Camper-ship Grant in order to receive their Camp's Grant payment.
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)38¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 38¢ 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)62%
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)$13K
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 ↗
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 | $53K | 92¢ | 8% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $5K | 48¢ | 52% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $21K | 92¢ | 8% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $28K | 95¢ | 5% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $34K | 96¢ | 4% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $13K | 38¢ | 62% | — |
| 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
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- Mitchell, Derek VPresidentarm's length
- Drover, Michelle LVice Presidentarm's length
- Godrej, MickySecretaryarm's length
- Pettipas, Gerry ATreasurerarm's length
- Prime, Russell JDirector-At-Largearm'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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