Kusomesa
Private foundation · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 715290920RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($74,644) as filed with the CRA.
Kusomesa is a private foundation based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $82K in revenue and $75K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $80K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The foundation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes including to advance education by funding students in developing nations on the basis of need and/or scholarly ability.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $82K | $75K | $74K | — | — | $15K |
| 2023 | $97K | $89K | $86K | — | — | $7,153 |
| 2022 | $128K | $73K | $71K | — | — | -$451 |
| 2021 | $93K | $52K | $46K | — | — | $44K |
| 2020 | — | $8,036 | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $80K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rebecca Kruisselbrink (executive director); Richelle Kruisselbrink (secretary); Maynard Lanting (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kusomesa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 715290920RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.