Kaleidoscope Social Impact Inc.
Charitable organization · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 854913241RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,681,964) as filed with the CRA.
Kaleidoscope Social Impact Inc. is a charitable organization based in Saint John, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 32% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $145K.
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 59% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $975K in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The loan fund makes small loans to people living on low income to help them get back to work start a business or secure housing. It provides training in basic money management business planning community leadership and entrepreneurship. It also runs a match saving program and has developed a three unit apartment building and rents affordable apartments. The loan fund has developed a building used by social enterprises enterprising non-profits and entrepreneurs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.5M | — | — | $803K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.2M | — | — | $826K |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1M | $895K | — | — | $1M |
| 2021 | $871K | $810K | $699K | — | — | $560K |
| 2020 | $975K | $635K | $513K | — | — | $499K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $145K from 5 charities:
- United Way Serving Saint John Kings and Charlotte Inc.$50K
- The Greater Saint John Community Foundation la Fondation Communautaire de Grand Saint John$50K
- The Trottier Family Foundation/la Fondation Familiale Trottier$30K
- The Loretto Ladies' Colleges and Schools$10K
- Saint John Rotary Club Charitable Trust$5,313
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
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$499K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kavitha Jagadeesan (president); Natalie Essiembre (secretary); Bridget Oland (vice-president); Doyin Somorin (director); George Karaphillis (director); Mark Breen (director); Greg Powell (treasurer); Ebenezer Ajibade (director); Jody Kliffer (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kaleidoscope Social Impact Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 854913241RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.