LET'S TALK SCIENCE/PARLONS SCIENCE
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·8 - 1510 WOODCOCK ST · LONDON, ON · N6H 5S1·BN 885400846RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Let’s Talk Science is a national charitable organization that helps children and youth fulfill their potential and prepare for their future careers and role as citizens in a rapidly changing world by supporting their learning and engagement through science technology engineering and mathematics ('STEM'). The organization offers many programs services and resources that help youth develop positive attitudes critical skills and career awareness and it connects the STEM and education communities to strengthen learning. Let’s Talk Science engages diverse audiences including preschool throu… Show more
Let’s Talk Science is a national charitable organization that helps children and youth fulfill their potential and prepare for their future careers and role as citizens in a rapidly changing world by supporting their learning and engagement through science technology engineering and mathematics ('STEM'). The organization offers many programs services and resources that help youth develop positive attitudes critical skills and career awareness and it connects the STEM and education communities to strengthen learning. Let’s Talk Science engages diverse audiences including preschool through high school youth and educators post-secondary and industry-based volunteers and community organizations to make STEM engagement relevant. Programming is available in English and French in person and online in alignment with education curricula across Canada. The organization is supported by universities colleges governments industry foundations and individuals.
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)83¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ 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)0.3 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)$13.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)19%
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)62%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $8.6M | 81¢ | 19% | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $8.5M | 82¢ | 18% | 1 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $9.0M | 82¢ | 18% | 1.1 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $11.3M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $14.2M | 85¢ | 15% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $13.0M | 83¢ | 17% | 0.3 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
- GRANGER, WARRENDIRECTOR TREASURERarm's length
- NOBLE, MICHELEDIRECTOR SECRETARYarm's length
- FOULKES, HILARYVICE CHAIRarm's length
- ARCHIBALD, BRUCECHAIRarm's length
- WILLIAMS, JANICEDIRECTORarm's length
- BHAUMIK, DEBASISDIRECTORarm's length
- BOSCO, ERICDIRECTORarm's length
- SAUCIER, DEBORAHDIRECTORarm's length
- QAISER, FARAHDIRECTORarm's length
- JOHNSON, PAULDIRECTORarm's length
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- WOO, GABRIELDIRECTORarm's length
- CLARKE, PAULINEDIRECTORarm's length
- WELLINGTON, CRAIGDIRECTORarm'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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