PANDORA'S COLLECTIVE OUTREACH SOCIETY
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·5505 MAIN STREET · VANCOUVER, BC · V5W 2S3·BN 862597309RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-02-28
This filing's expense lines don't reconcile: program spending (line 5000) plus overhead (5010 + 5020) adds up to more than total spending (4950). Cents-to-cause and overhead can't both be right, and the filing doesn't say which — so this charity is left out of ranked search results for this filing year. We show both figures exactly as filed; read them together with this in mind, or check the public record ↗.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
WE CONDUCT POETRY WORKSHOPS IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LIBRARIES DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION CENTRES AND IN COMMUNITY CENTRES. WE HOST 5 MONTHLY LITERARY EVENTS. WHIPS WRITING SERIES. THIS IS A WRITING GROUP THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WRITERS TO MEET AND WRITE TO VARIOUS WRITING EXERCISES IN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. WE ALSO HOST TWISTED POETS LITERARY SALON. WE HAVE A BI-MONTHLY WORD WHIPS AS WELL AS A QUARTERLY READING SERIES. WE ORGANIZE AND HOST THE SUMMER DREAM LITERARY ARTS FESTIVAL. WE PROVIDE AN ANNUA YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS. THE SCHOLARS… Show more
WE CONDUCT POETRY WORKSHOPS IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LIBRARIES DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION CENTRES AND IN COMMUNITY CENTRES. WE HOST 5 MONTHLY LITERARY EVENTS. WHIPS WRITING SERIES. THIS IS A WRITING GROUP THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WRITERS TO MEET AND WRITE TO VARIOUS WRITING EXERCISES IN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. WE ALSO HOST TWISTED POETS LITERARY SALON. WE HAVE A BI-MONTHLY WORD WHIPS AS WELL AS A QUARTERLY READING SERIES. WE ORGANIZE AND HOST THE SUMMER DREAM LITERARY ARTS FESTIVAL. WE PROVIDE AN ANNUA YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS ENROLLMENT INTO THE VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMERBOOK CAMP. WE OFFER AN ANNUAL POETRY CONTESTS WITH CATEGORIES FOR CHILDREN TEENS AND ADULTS. WE PROVIDE FREE EVENT LISTINGS ON OUR WEB SITE FOR LITERARY ARTS GROUPS IN GREATER VANCOUVER & AN E-NEWS LETTER FOR MEMBERS. WE ALSO HAVE AN ADULT SCHOLARSHIP. WE HAVE A FUNDRAISER EVERY CHRISTMAS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED.
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)103¢
As filed: 103¢ of each dollar to programs — but this filing's expense lines don't reconcile (see note above).
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)—
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)$1K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)78%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-28 | $6K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| 2020-02-28 | $9K | 99¢ | 1% | — |
| 2021-02-28 | $2K | 98¢ | 2% | — |
| 2022-02-28 | $1K | 94¢ | 6% | — |
| 2023-02-28 | $1K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2024-02-28 | $1K | 103¢ | — | — |
| 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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- PEACOCK, MIKE PPRESIDENT; DIRECTORarm's length
- DUFFY, MARYDIRECTORarm's length
- HUANG, DIANATREASURER; DIRECTORarm's length
- KOZAK, RUTHSECRETARY; DIRECTORarm's length
- WALDAUF, EVADIRECTORarm's length
- SUSANTO, ROBINDIRECTORarm's length
- BOSKIC, NATASHADIRECTORarm'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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