About and disclosure
Who runs Charity Compass, how it is funded, its independence, data sources, and disclosure commitments.
Purpose
Charity Compass is a donor research tool that makes public Canadian charity filings easier to search, compare, and verify.
Who runs it
Charity Compass is built and maintained by Juan David Gomez, a software engineer based in Canada, as an independent project. It is not a registered charity and has no staff, board, or investors.
Funding
The project is paid for out of the builder's own pocket. It carries no advertising, no affiliate links, no sponsored placement, and no referral fees from donation platforms. Readers may leave a voluntary tip; tips buy hosting and coffee and never influence which charities appear or how they are presented.
Independence
Charity Compass is not affiliated with the Canada Revenue Agency or Charity Intelligence. CRA records are used under the Open Government Licence – Canada; third-party ratings are attributed where displayed.
Inclusion and payment
Registered charities in the dataset are included from public records. Charities do not pay Charity Compass for inclusion or placement.
Conflicts
Any conflict involving a project principal or funder will be disclosed on the affected charity profile, and Charity Compass will recuse itself from rating that entity. As of the review date below, no such conflicts exist.
Right of reply
A charity may submit a response for display beside its profile. Published responses are not removed. This launch process is currently handled by email.
Contact
Questions, disclosures, press, or right-of-reply submissions can be sent to jdavidgomezca@gmail.com.
Last reviewed September 15, 2026.