Tools for Schools Africa Foundation
Charitable organization · Red Deer, Alberta · BN 825089022RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($34,343) as filed with the CRA.
Tools for Schools Africa Foundation is a charitable organization based in Red Deer, Alberta, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $28K in revenue and $34K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $15K in 2020 to $28K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Providing scholarships for girls in Northern Ghana to facilitate them attending post-secondary educational institutions towards attaining undergraduate degrees including supplying laptop computers to assist them in their studies.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28K | $34K | $34K | — | — | $67K |
| 2023 | $35K | $28K | $28K | — | — | $73K |
| 2022 | $34K | $38K | $38K | — | — | $66K |
| 2021 | $33K | $61K | $61K | — | — | $70K |
| 2020 | $15K | $25K | $25K | — | — | $98K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $10K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marilyn Ganger (secretary); Susan Knopp (director); Jean Mudd (vice chairperson); Gary Pottage (treasurer); Marilyn Pottage (chairperson); Thomas Lewis (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Tools for Schools Africa Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 825089022RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.