CKNW Kids' Fund
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
✔+
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.
C+
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
n/r
DEMONSTRATED IMPACT
The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.
NEED FOR FUNDING
Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.
73%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 73 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About CKNW Kids' Fund:
CKNW Kids’ Fund is a 3-star charity. The charity has a C+ Results Reporting grade, which is below average. Its overhead spending is 27%, within Ci’s reasonable range. Its reserve funds can cover 3 years and two months of annual program costs. This is outside Ci’s reasonable limit.
Founded in 1944, CKNW Kids’ Fund (CKNW) supports children living with physical, mental, and social disabilities in British Columbia. The charity changed its name from CKNW Orphans’ Fund in 2018. CKNW provides financial assistance for medical equipment, therapies, youth programs, and educational bursaries. It states that its grants help families with unique needs often overlooked by the government.
CKNW Kids’ Fund has two major grant programs: Individual grants (for children and families) and grants to organizations.
CKNW offers individual grants to families of children with special needs that help cover the costs of various therapies, medical and mobility equipment, and special education. In F2024, financial assistance helped 264 kids with a wide range of therapies, 225 kids with specialized tutoring and tuition, 42 kids with assistive technology, and 42 kids with wheelchairs and other mobility aids.
Organization grants are distributed to organizations making significant impacts on children with special needs in their community. The 2024 annual report stated that the charity granted approximately $612,800 to community programs.
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Results and Impact
Charity Intelligence did not find any quantified outcomes on CKNW’s website.
The charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r), which does not affect its star rating.
This may not be a complete representation of CKNW’s results and impact.
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Finances
CKNW’s audited financial statements follow activity-based costing, a best practice.
In F2024, the charity received $2.3m in donations and special events. Administrative costs are $532k, which is 23% of revenue (less investment income). Fundraising costs are $86k, which is 4% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 27%. For every dollar donated, 73 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci's reasonable range.
CKNW Kids’ Fund has reserve funds of $8.2m, of which $1.6m is endowed. Excluding donor-endowed funds, the charity can cover 321%, or 3 years and two months of annual program costs.
CKNW’s five largest grants reported in its most recent T3010 filing in F2023 went to Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Vancouver ($66k), Learning Buddies Network ($40k), Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention ($35k), Access Youth Outreach Services ($25k), and Mom2Mom Child Poverty Initiative Society ($25k).
Profile updated by Leah Holmes on August 13, 2025. Comments and corrections may be forthcoming.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
|
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 23.1% | 12.6% | 26.3% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 3.8% | 3.7% | 2.1% |
| Total overhead spending | 26.9% | 16.2% | 28.4% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 321.1% | 348.5% | 284.0% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 1,962,360 | 3,225,052 | 1,462,569 |
| Special events | 336,703 | 225,062 | 178,222 |
| Investment income | 429,029 | 227,820 | (245,132) |
| Total revenues | 2,728,092 | 3,677,934 | 1,395,659 |
| Grants | 2,156,366 | 1,870,069 | 1,678,526 |
| Administrative costs | 531,625 | 433,050 | 431,595 |
| Fundraising costs | 86,264 | 127,064 | 34,522 |
| Total spending | 2,774,255 | 2,430,183 | 2,144,643 |
| Cash flow from operations | (46,163) | 1,247,751 | (748,984) |
| Capital spending | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Funding reserves | 8,227,489 | 7,798,333 | 6,098,206 |
Note: Investment income reported net of management fees is included in revenues, affecting total revenues by $324k in F2024, $330k in F2023, and ($115k) in F2022. Ci included restricted investment revenues, affecting revenues by $105k in F2024, ($102k) in F2023, and ($130k) in F2022. Ci removed deferred donations, affecting revenue by ($45k) in F2024, ($42k) in F2023, and ($38k) in F2022.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
1 |
$40k - $80k |
3 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023
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Comments & Contact
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