Creative Problem Solving Society (cpss)
Publicly funded institution · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 868766171RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,828) as filed with the CRA.
Creative Problem Solving Society (cpss) is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, it reported $13K in revenue and $11K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $44.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Operates the oyssey of the mind program in bc for students from kindergarten to university; sponsors kids conferences fun days and day camps for kids; provides travel and housing funds for teams of students to attend the odyssey of the mind world final competitions in person or during covid for teams to register and participate virtually..
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $13K | $11K | — | — | — | $132K |
| 2020 | $85K | $60K | $52K | — | — | $129K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $44 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Cheryl Atwater; Charles Wong (director); Vivian Newstead (director); Lisa Nykoluk (director); Donna Eng (treasurer).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Creative Problem Solving Society (cpss)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868766171RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.