SOCIAL PLANNING AND RESEARCH COUNCIL OF HAMILTON
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·104 - 350 KING ST E · HAMILTON, ON · L8N 3Y3·BN 104902960RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
93¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
7%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.9M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton?
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Is Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 104902960RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 104 - 350 KING ST E, HAMILTON, ON, L8N 3Y3. Source.
What does Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "RESEARCH REPORTS ON POVERTY IN HAMILTON -COORDINATE + SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF STUDENT NUTRITION PROGRAMS BY VOLUNTEER GROUPS ACROSS HAMILON -FACILITATION OF A TAX LITEARCY FINANCIAL COUNSELLING AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS + FAMILIES -SUPPORTING THROUGH SYSTEM NAVIGATION + SUPPORT THE HEALTHY…" Full program description.
How much of Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.9M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
RESEARCH REPORTS ON POVERTY IN HAMILTON -COORDINATE + SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF STUDENT NUTRITION PROGRAMS BY VOLUNTEER GROUPS ACROSS HAMILON -FACILITATION OF A TAX LITEARCY FINANCIAL COUNSELLING AND EDUCATION SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS + FAMILIES -SUPPORTING THROUGH SYSTEM NAVIGATION + SUPPORT THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN 6 YEARS AND UNDER -SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT + COORDINATION OF HOUSING SERVICES FOR YOUTH AND WOMEN -PUBLIC EDUCATION SESSIONS ON RELEVANT SOCIAL ISSUES
New programs
NONE
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
93¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 93¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
7%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0.5 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$2.9M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
21%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
1%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
21%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
78%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $3.4M | 93¢ | 7% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $3.3M | 93¢ | 7% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $2.5M | 91¢ | 9% | 0.8 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $3.5M | 94¢ | 6% | 0.4 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $2.9M | 93¢ | 7% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $2.9M | 93¢ | 7% | 0.5 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
4 directors reported · 4 of 4at arm's length
- LESSER, PETERDIRECTORarm's length
- BASNET, SUGAMDIRECTORarm's length
- BANERJEE, GOPALDIRECTORarm's length
- RICHARDSON, MINDADIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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