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KOOTENAY CAREER DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY

Charitable organizationCommunity resource·3 - 86 BAKER ST · NELSON, BC · V1L 4G9·BN 854718608RR0001

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31

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Cents to cause T1

0¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

22%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

406.3 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$14.9M

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 Kootenay Career Development Society?

You can search for it on CanadaHelps to donate. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.

Is Kootenay Career Development Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 854718608RR0001. 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 Kootenay Career Development Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 3 - 86 BAKER ST, NELSON, BC, V1L 4G9. Source.

What does Kootenay Career Development Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "o BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction: WorkBC Contracts o Province of British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training (now Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills): Retail Trades Accommodation and Foods Services Training Program; o RAFT Program o Smart Launch…" Full program description.

How much of Kootenay Career Development Society's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 0¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Kootenay Career Development Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $14.9M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

o BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction: WorkBC Contracts o Province of British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training (now Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills): Retail Trades Accommodation and Foods Services Training Program; o RAFT Program o Smart Launch Program o West K Tech Program o Headwaters Program o PEERS Program o Service Canada: Fast Forward Program. o KES: WorkSafe Program.

New programs

o Credential Connect - small program funded by Association of Service Providers for Employability & Career Training (ASPECT) o Digital Financial Literacy - small program funded by United Way of British Columbia

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

0¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 0¢ 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 ($10M–$100M).

this charity 0¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

22%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

406.3 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 ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% 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)

$14.9M

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)

97%

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

    97%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    3%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length

  • Achilles, SheilaDirector & Board Chairarm's length
  • Elliot, AshleyDirectorarm's length
  • Bouvet-Boisclair, GabrielDirectorarm's length
  • Weston, BlairDirectorarm's length
  • Norman, TaylorTreasurerarm's length
  • Verigin-Burk, TammyDirectorarm's length
  • Winje, AnitraDirectorarm's length
  • Barker, LaureenDirectorarm's length
  • Carver, JocelynExecutive Directorarm's length
  • Kelly, SavinaDirector of operationsarm's length
  • Kettner, TaraDirector of HRarm'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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