THE HOWARD J. REES FOUNDATION
Private foundationFoundations·PO BOX 212 STN MAIN · CHATHAM, ON · N7M 5K3·BN 105219638RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-07-31
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
$30 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT BLENHEIM & DISTRICT MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION. $55 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE WORD OF LIFE SOUP KITCHEN IN BLENHEIM. $2 600 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT. $120 034 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE BLENHEIM FREEDOM LIBRARY. $105 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE CHATHAM-KENT HOSPICE FOUNDATION. $600 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE ROTARY CLUB OF BLENHEIM. $100 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE HISTORICAL SOCEITY OF BLENHEIM. $10 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE CALVIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SOCIETY OF CHATHAM. $24 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT T… Show more
$30 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT BLENHEIM & DISTRICT MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION. $55 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE WORD OF LIFE SOUP KITCHEN IN BLENHEIM. $2 600 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT. $120 034 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE BLENHEIM FREEDOM LIBRARY. $105 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE CHATHAM-KENT HOSPICE FOUNDATION. $600 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE ROTARY CLUB OF BLENHEIM. $100 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE HISTORICAL SOCEITY OF BLENHEIM. $10 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE CALVIN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SOCIETY OF CHATHAM. $24 000 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE LAMBTON KENT EDUCATION FOUNDATION. $3 162 972 CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT THE BLENHEIM MEDICAL HEALTH FOUDNATION.
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)100%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)95%
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)—
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$213K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
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 ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-31 | $183K | 2¢ | 98% | 4,677.6 yr |
| 2020-07-31 | $109K | 2¢ | 98% | 5,291.5 yr |
| 2021-07-31 | $156K | 1¢ | 99% | 11,333.7 yr |
| 2022-07-31 | $54K | 3¢ | 97% | 2,550.7 yr |
| 2023-07-31 | $136K | 3¢ | 97% | 3,784.1 yr |
| 2024-07-31 | $213K | 5¢ | 95% | — |
| trend |
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)
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Board of directors
No director records in this filing.
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