CENTRAL OKANAGAN BURSARY AND SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY
Public foundationSupport of schools and education·316-3001 TUTT STREET · KELOWNA, BC · V1Y 2H4·BN 890604846RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-10-31
Disbursed to charities T1
76%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
100%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$679K
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
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
Common questions
How do I donate to Central Okanagan Bursary and Scholarship Society?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Central Okanagan Bursary and Scholarship Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 890604846RR0001. 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 Central Okanagan Bursary and Scholarship Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 316-3001 TUTT STREET, KELOWNA, BC, V1Y 2H4. Source.
What does Central Okanagan Bursary and Scholarship Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE CENTRAL OKANAGAN BURSARY AND SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY IS A NONPROFIT GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS SCHOOL COUNSELLORS AND PARENTS FROM EACH SCHOOL IN SD #23. WE WERE INCORPORATED UNDER THE BC SOCIETY ACT IN 1984 AS THE CENTRAL OKANAGAN BURSARY AND SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY ABLE TO HOLD FUNDS IN TRUST AND PERPETUITY AND TO ISSUE TAX…" Full program description.
How much does Central Okanagan Bursary and Scholarship Society disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 76% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Central Okanagan Bursary and Scholarship Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $679K (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE CENTRAL OKANAGAN BURSARY AND SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY IS A NONPROFIT GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS SCHOOL COUNSELLORS AND PARENTS FROM EACH SCHOOL IN SD #23. WE WERE INCORPORATED UNDER THE BC SOCIETY ACT IN 1984 AS THE CENTRAL OKANAGAN BURSARY AND SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY ABLE TO HOLD FUNDS IN TRUST AND PERPETUITY AND TO ISSUE TAX RECEIPTS. WE ACCEPT AND ADMINISTER MONEY FROM DONORS SUCH AS COMMUNITY OR SCHOOL GROUPS BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS AND EACH YEAR ACT AS A CENTRAL BODY THROUGH WHICH GRADUATING GRADE 12 STUDENTS CAN APPLY FOR OVER 583 BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS. CRITERIA FOR THESE AWARDS ARE SET … Show more
THE CENTRAL OKANAGAN BURSARY AND SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY IS A NONPROFIT GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS SCHOOL COUNSELLORS AND PARENTS FROM EACH SCHOOL IN SD #23. WE WERE INCORPORATED UNDER THE BC SOCIETY ACT IN 1984 AS THE CENTRAL OKANAGAN BURSARY AND SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY ABLE TO HOLD FUNDS IN TRUST AND PERPETUITY AND TO ISSUE TAX RECEIPTS. WE ACCEPT AND ADMINISTER MONEY FROM DONORS SUCH AS COMMUNITY OR SCHOOL GROUPS BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS AND EACH YEAR ACT AS A CENTRAL BODY THROUGH WHICH GRADUATING GRADE 12 STUDENTS CAN APPLY FOR OVER 583 BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS. CRITERIA FOR THESE AWARDS ARE SET BY THE DONOR (FOR EXAMPLE: FINANCIAL NEED CITIZENSHIP SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT ETC). THESE BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR STUDENTS ENTERING COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OR OTHER POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION IN THE COMING YEAR.
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)76%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
100%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$679K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)21%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
21%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
79%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-31 | $548K | 49% | 24.1 yr |
| 2020-10-31 | $616K | 42% | 22 yr |
| 2021-10-31 | $602K | 38% | 17.7 yr |
| 2022-10-31 | $648K | 48% | 24.2 yr |
| 2023-10-31 | $709K | 60% | 28.8 yr |
| 2024-10-31 | $679K | 100% | — |
| trend |
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Program-spending share is left out: a foundation's lens is what it disburses, which the annual releases don't break out by year. 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 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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Board of directors
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- PISATAWKA, ANNEPAST PRESIDENTarm's length
- DAVIDSON, RICKDIRECTORarm's length
- DA SILVA, DEBBIETREASURERarm's length
- MILLER, LORRAINEPRESIDENTarm's length
- LOGEL, JOHNDIRECTORarm's length
- POMPONIO, TINASECRETARYarm's length
- Cowman, ColleenDirectorarm'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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