SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS CANADA FOUNDATION/FONDATION DE LA SOCIETE DES GEOLOGUES ECONOMIQUES DU CANADA
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·PO BOX 48113 · STN BENTALL CENTRE · VANCOUVER, BC · V7X 1N8·BN 868758376RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Foundation continued to fund student thesis and research projects in the field of Economic Geology for costs related to field work geological and geochemical analysis. Undergraduate scholarships: publicly available to support work related to a senior thesis in Economic Geology. Students must be entering their fourth year at a recognized Canadian University. Notice is sent every year to universities and a volunteers' committee assists in the selection process. During 2024 SEGCF awarded eight (12) undergraduate scholarships at $1 000 each for a total of $12 000. Graduate student fello… Show more
The Foundation continued to fund student thesis and research projects in the field of Economic Geology for costs related to field work geological and geochemical analysis. Undergraduate scholarships: publicly available to support work related to a senior thesis in Economic Geology. Students must be entering their fourth year at a recognized Canadian University. Notice is sent every year to universities and a volunteers' committee assists in the selection process. During 2024 SEGCF awarded eight (12) undergraduate scholarships at $1 000 each for a total of $12 000. Graduate student fellowships: general support for qualifying students from around the world who have been accepted into a graduate program leading to a master's or doctoral degree. SEGCF awarded seven (5) fellowships totalling $40 000 during 2024. Student research grants: aimed at supporting graduate student thesis research leading to master's or doctoral degrees in Economic Geology. Priority is given to Canadian students or students studying at Canadian universities or with Canadian thesis topics. During 2024 SEGCF awarded 19 grants totalling $95 902.
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)74¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 74¢ 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)17%
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)8.8 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)$255K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)43%
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 | $247K | 85¢ | 15% | 9.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $112K | 83¢ | 17% | 10.4 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $414K | 49¢ | 51% | 9.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $-2K | 60¢ | 16% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $219K | 0¢ | 22% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $255K | 74¢ | 17% | 8.8 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)
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Board of directors
12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length
- Stewart, HughTreasurer Directorarm's length
- Kirkham, GarthDirectorarm's length
- Sherlock, RossDirectorarm's length
- Bluemel, BrittDirectorarm's length
- Winter, LawrenceDirectorarm's length
- Baker, DarcyDirector and Presidentarm's length
- Wachowiak, NawojkaDirectorarm's length
- Simmons, StuartDirectorarm's length
- Craig, JenniferDirector and Secretaryarm's length
- Piercey, SteveDirectorarm's length
- Perk, NeilDirector and Treasurerarm's length
- Stefanie, BruecknerDirectorarm'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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