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'WOMEN ALIKE' (BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS) SOCIETY

Charitable organizationCore health care·PO BOX 254 STN MAIN · NEW GLASGOW, NS · B2H 5E3·BN 898045125RR0001

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

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Cents to cause T1

93¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

7%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

2.6 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$79K

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 'women Alike' (Breast Cancer Survivors) Society?

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Is 'women Alike' (Breast Cancer Survivors) Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 898045125RR0001. 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 'women Alike' (Breast Cancer Survivors) Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 254 STN MAIN, NEW GLASGOW, NS, B2H 5E3. Source.

What does 'women Alike' (Breast Cancer Survivors) Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "RECEIVED DONATIONS AND IN MEMORIAMS. USED THESE FUNDS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF BREAST CANCER AND TO SUPPORT THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER. Dragon Boat Team made up of breast cancer survivors. This program is run in an effort to promote regular physical fitness which has been proven to lower…" Full program description.

How much of 'women Alike' (Breast Cancer Survivors) Society's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is 'women Alike' (Breast Cancer Survivors) Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $79K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

RECEIVED DONATIONS AND IN MEMORIAMS. USED THESE FUNDS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF BREAST CANCER AND TO SUPPORT THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER. Dragon Boat Team made up of breast cancer survivors. This program is run in an effort to promote regular physical fitness which has been proven to lower the rate of recurrence of breast cancer. This team completes against other survivor teams. The Society has started providing exercise programs for breast cancer survivors.

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)

93¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ 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 (under $1M).

this charity 93¢ · 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)

7%

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)

2.6 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)

$79K

Last-reported total revenue.

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

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

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 ↗ · what this means

Where the money comes from

Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.

  • Receipted donationsT1

    0%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    0%

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

  • Other revenueT1

    100%

    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

5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length

  • VISSER-BOOTH, FAYEPRESIDENTarm's length
  • PARKINSON, JESSIECO-TREASURERarm's length
  • DAVIS, BARBARACO-TREASURERarm's length
  • MICHELLE, BUCKSECRETARYarm's length
  • CUMMINGER, JOANNEDIRECTORarm'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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