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PACEKIDS SOCIETY FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·130 - 2850 SUNRIDGE BLVD NE · CALGARY, AB · T1Y 6G2·BN 891313363RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31

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Cents to cause T1

82¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

17%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.6 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$11.9M

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

Common questions

How do I donate to Pacekids Society for Children With Special Needs?

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Is Pacekids Society for Children With Special Needs a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 891313363RR0001. 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 Pacekids Society for Children With Special Needs located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 130 - 2850 SUNRIDGE BLVD NE, CALGARY, AB, T1Y 6G2. Source.

What does Pacekids Society for Children With Special Needs do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Pacekids provides preschool and kindergarten programs for children aged 2.8 years to 6 years that can be accessed through Program Unit Funding (PUF) with Alberta Education. We offer a Multi-Disciplinary program & a Speech-Language Enhancement (SLE) program through a licensed Early Childhood Services (ECS) program…" Full program description.

How much of Pacekids Society for Children With Special Needs's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Pacekids Society for Children With Special Needs?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $11.9M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Pacekids provides preschool and kindergarten programs for children aged 2.8 years to 6 years that can be accessed through Program Unit Funding (PUF) with Alberta Education. We offer a Multi-Disciplinary program & a Speech-Language Enhancement (SLE) program through a licensed Early Childhood Services (ECS) program. Pacekids offers programs for children aged 6 months to 12 years funded through Family Services for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) including Behavioural & Developmental Supports Specialized Services Infant & Family Support and Triple P Positive Parenting Program. Pacekids pr… Show more

Pacekids provides preschool and kindergarten programs for children aged 2.8 years to 6 years that can be accessed through Program Unit Funding (PUF) with Alberta Education. We offer a Multi-Disciplinary program & a Speech-Language Enhancement (SLE) program through a licensed Early Childhood Services (ECS) program. Pacekids offers programs for children aged 6 months to 12 years funded through Family Services for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) including Behavioural & Developmental Supports Specialized Services Infant & Family Support and Triple P Positive Parenting Program. Pacekids provides access to immediate private assessment and direct therapy options for children with special needs.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

82¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size ($10M–$100M).

this charity 82¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

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 ↗ · what this means

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.6 yr

Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.

Charities its size ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$11.9M

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

2%

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)

90%

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

    2%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    90%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    8%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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

12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length

  • Read, JuliaTreasurerarm's length
  • Matson, ScottChairarm's length
  • Ostrowerka, ThomasDirectorarm's length
  • Edwards, ShirleySecretaryarm's length
  • Kanji, FarrahTreasurerarm's length
  • Bean, RhondaChairarm's length
  • Grunert, TerrisSecretaryarm's length
  • Guo, YangDirectorarm's length
  • Oteng, KofiDirectorarm's length
  • Bean, JohnDirectorarm's length
  • Bray, SigneDirectorarm's length
  • Reid, StuDirectorarm'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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