Beyond the Blue Box in Northumberland County
Charitable organization · Cobourg, Ontario · BN 873724975RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($799,305) as filed with the CRA.
Beyond the Blue Box in Northumberland County is a charitable organization based in Cobourg, Ontario, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $877K in revenue and $799K in expenditures.
In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,393.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 94% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 21 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The charity operated a store selling used goods which are generally received by it as non-receipted donations. This helps reduce the amount of usable goods sent to landfill and also assists primarily lower income people by selling these goods at low prices. The charity also provides scholarships to students to assist them in pursuing post-secondary educations in enviromental related studies.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $877K | $799K | $665K | $19 | — | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | — | $564K | $180 | — | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $758K | $694K | $565K | $180 | — | $1M |
| 2021 | $626K | $546K | $446K | $180 | — | $966K |
| 2020 | $695K | $619K | $511K | $180 | — | $886K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,393 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,99919 positions
- Permanent full-time positions21
- Total compensation, all staff$564K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lynn Macmillan (chair); Robb Howells (director); Marielle Lambert (vice chair/secretary); Pam Marr (director); Kate Morris (treasurer); Cathy Moore (director); Estelle Cortesis (director); Alyson Dalton (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Beyond the Blue Box in Northumberland County’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 873724975RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.