African Children's Book Box Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 892920562RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($476,497) as filed with the CRA.
African Children's Book Box Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $259K in revenue and $476K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $266K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $66K in 2024, the largest being $59K to Majengo Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $147K in 2020 to $259K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Purchase of curriculum books culturally appropriate new books and school supplies. Vocational school teacher support & equipment. Educational scholarships and support for health services and nutrition programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $259K | $476K | $453 | — | $468K | $259K |
| 2023 | $400K | $79K | — | — | — | $477K |
| 2022 | $256K | $195K | $165K | — | $28K | $156K |
| 2021 | $303K | $260K | $175K | — | $84K | $95K |
| 2020 | $147K | $187K | $46K | — | $139K | $52K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $66K to 2 qualified donees:
- Majengo Canada$59K
- Primary Schools for Africa Society$6,951
Received $266K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Birgit Castledine (director); Ruth James (director); Robert Olafson (director); Jessica Tamura-Wells (director); Lea Stanlake (director); Katie Cubitt-Cooke (director); Taya Lyn James (director); Lauren Pearson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from African Children's Book Box Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892920562RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.