Access Communications Children's Fund Inc.
Charitable organization · Regina, Saskatchewan · BN 892440165RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,653,723) as filed with the CRA.
Access Communications Children's Fund Inc. is a charitable organization based in Regina, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $837.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 100% of that peer group.
It reported gifts to 67 qualified donees totalling $500K in 2024, the largest being $50K to Regina Early Learning Centre Inc..
In its own words
Access communications children's fund inc. (the 'children's fund') is a charitable organization under the income tax act and its purpose is to enhance the quality of the life for the citizens of the communities served by access communications co-operative limited with special consideration given to those activities directed to benefit children and youth in those communities. The children's fund raises monies from donations fundraising activities and a weekly media tv bingo.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.7M | — | $722K | $662K | $707K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.8M | $994K | — | $816K | $892K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $969K | — | $289K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | $258K | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.2M | $1M | — | $153K | $871K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $500K to 67 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Regina Early Learning Centre Inc.$50K
- The Board of Education of the Prairie Spirit School Division No. 206$20K
- Tisdale Lions and Lion l'S Club$20K
- Horizon School Division No. 205$20K
- Creative Kids Canada Inc.$20K
- City Kidz-Regina Ministry Incorporated$18K
- Rooted Connections Incorporated$15K
- Regina Food for Learning$15K
- Al Ritchie Community Association Inc.$15K
- Biggar & District Family Centre Inc.$14K
- North Central Family Centre$11K
- Scientists in School$10K
- Autism Resource Centre Inc.$10K
- YWCA Regina Inc.$10K
- Caring Hearts Counselling Inc.$10K
- Battlefords Boys and Girls Club Incorporated$10K
- Inclusion Weyburn$10K
- Envision Counselling & Support Centre Inc$10K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$10K
- Southeast Saskatchewan Youth for Christ Inc.$10K
- Northeast Christian Fellowship Inc.$10K
- Southdove Training Services Inc.$8,750
- Break Free Outreach Ministries Inc.$8,000
- Saskatchewan Elocution and Debate Association$7,800
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saskatoon and Area Inc.$7,000
Received $837 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Access Communications Children's Fund Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892440165RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.