Canadian charities by cause
Start with the cause categories charities report to the CRA, then open a profile to inspect the filing, calculations, and limitations.
Poverty relief
Explore registered Canadian charities whose CRA category is poverty relief. Compare their F2024 filing figures, then verify the public record before deciding.
Education
Explore registered Canadian charities working in education, schools, arts education, and research, grouped from CRA category codes.
Health
Explore registered Canadian charities categorized in health care, supportive care, protective care, and relief of the aged.
Environment
Explore registered Canadian charities categorized in environmental and agricultural work in their CRA filings.
Animal welfare
Explore registered Canadian charities categorized in animal welfare and compare the financial figures reported in their F2024 filings.
Arts
Explore registered Canadian charities categorized in arts and national arts services using public CRA filing data.
Community
Explore registered Canadian charities categorized as community resources and public amenities across Canada.
Human rights
Explore registered Canadian charities categorized as upholding human rights in their CRA filings.
Religion
Explore the 31,632 registered Canadian charities the CRA categorizes under religion, covering Christianity, Islam, Judaism, other religions, and ecumenical and inter-faith organizations. This is the largest category in the register, at 38% of all registered charities.
Foundations
Explore the 8,490 registered Canadian charities in the CRA's foundations category. Foundations grant money to other charities rather than running their own programs, so cents-to-cause does not describe them. These are ordered by the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees, the same yardstick the sector report uses.