EAST MEETS WEST CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·391 WALLACE RD · KELOWNA, BC · V1X 4T4·BN 859914798RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
EAST MEETS WEST CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION (EMW) ASSISTS CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL NEEDS IN HOMES RUN BY THE INDIAN SOCIETY FOR SPONSORSHIP AND ADOPTION (ISSA) WITH WHOM EMW HAS AN AGENCY AGREEMENT. EMW’S SELECTION COMMITTEE CHOOSES CHILDREN FROM A LIST OF NEEDY CHILDREN WHICH IS PROVIDED BY ISSA. EMW PROVIDES FINANCIAL AID FOR THE CHOSEN CHILDREN. EMW ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE BARYA ANDULIA CRECHE (LOCATED IN KOLKATA WEST BENGAL INDIA) RUN BY ISSA TO PROVIDE NOURISHMENT DAYCARE AND BASIC MEDICAL/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN OF THE WORKING POOR. ISSA PROVIDES REGULAR REPORTS TO EMW ON HOW … Show more
EAST MEETS WEST CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION (EMW) ASSISTS CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL NEEDS IN HOMES RUN BY THE INDIAN SOCIETY FOR SPONSORSHIP AND ADOPTION (ISSA) WITH WHOM EMW HAS AN AGENCY AGREEMENT. EMW’S SELECTION COMMITTEE CHOOSES CHILDREN FROM A LIST OF NEEDY CHILDREN WHICH IS PROVIDED BY ISSA. EMW PROVIDES FINANCIAL AID FOR THE CHOSEN CHILDREN. EMW ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE BARYA ANDULIA CRECHE (LOCATED IN KOLKATA WEST BENGAL INDIA) RUN BY ISSA TO PROVIDE NOURISHMENT DAYCARE AND BASIC MEDICAL/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN OF THE WORKING POOR. ISSA PROVIDES REGULAR REPORTS TO EMW ON HOW THE FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT AND HOW THE CHILDREN ARE DOING. EMW ASLO HAS AN AGENCY AGREEMENT WITH GUILD OF SERVICE BOMBAY THAT WORKS WITH UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN WHO ARE UNDER THEIR CARE. CONTIBUTIONS ARE ALSO MADE TO QUALIFIED DONEES AFTER CAREFUL SCREENING BY THE BOARD. DURING THE 2024 YEAR AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATIONS BY THE BOARD EMW ALSO MADE DONATIONS TO OTHER CHARITIES LOCATED IN INDIA AND UKRAINE. NA
New programs
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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)47¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 47¢ 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)53%
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)4.6 yr
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)$225K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)62%
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 | $84K | 64¢ | 36% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $38K | 97¢ | 2% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $40K | 108¢✱ | 1% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $135K | 17¢ | 83% | 17.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $144K | 45¢ | 42% | 2.9 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $225K | 47¢ | 53% | 4.6 yr |
| 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
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- SINGH, MOHINIDIRECTORarm's length
- PRABHU, MEDHADIRECTORarm's length
- BOPARAI, KAMDIRECTORarm's length
- SHEPHARD, SHARONDIRECTORarm's length
- SAMADDAR, PAMELADIRECTORarm's length
- HILL, MICHEALDIRECTORarm's length
- VIRK, AMAN (ANDY)DIRECTORarm's length
- BRAR, INDIDIRECTORarm's length
- SMITH, RYANDIRECTORarm's length
- KOCHHAR, BIKIDIRECTORarm's length
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- KHUN KHUN, NAVJITDIRECTORarm's length
- VIRK, RAHUL SDIRECTORarm's length
- FULKERTH, TYLER RDIRECTORarm'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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