Twice Upon A Time/Il Etait Deux Fois
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 803095777RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($46,572) as filed with the CRA.
Twice Upon A Time/Il Etait Deux Fois is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $37K in revenue and $47K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from government, 44% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $33K.
Compared with 3,624 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We collect and purchase new and nearly new children's books and distribute them free of charge to children aged 0-12 years in Ottawa through pop-up locations self service bookshelves and in partnership with other community organizations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $37K | $47K | $27K | — | $0 | $27K |
| 2023 | $29K | $35K | $17K | — | $0 | $36K |
| 2022 | $25K | $20K | $17K | — | $0 | $43K |
| 2021 | $22K | $30K | $26K | — | — | $37K |
| 2020 | $38K | $16K | $13K | — | — | $46K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $33K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Helena Merriam (volunteer coordinator); Christa Seeley (executive secretary); Malcolm Sharpe (treasurer); Andrew Cunningham (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Twice Upon A Time/Il Etait Deux Fois’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803095777RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.