VOLUNTEER OTTAWA/BENEVOLES OTTAWA
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·210 - 815 ST. LAURENT BLVD · OTTAWA, ON · K1K 3A7·BN 106888928RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
95¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
5%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$550K
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 Volunteer Ottawa?
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Is Volunteer Ottawa a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 106888928RR0001. 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 Volunteer Ottawa located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 210 - 815 ST. LAURENT BLVD, OTTAWA, ON, K1K 3A7. Source.
What does Volunteer Ottawa do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "PROMOTE VOLUNTEERISM SUPPORT DIVERSE VOLUNTEERING AND LEADERSHIP. EDUCATE NON-PROFITS AND CHARITIES IN VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT. PROMOTE AND SUPPORT CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING. BUILD CAPACITY OF THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR. VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND DEPLOYMENT." Full program description.
How much of Volunteer Ottawa's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Volunteer Ottawa?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $550K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
PROMOTE VOLUNTEERISM SUPPORT DIVERSE VOLUNTEERING AND LEADERSHIP. EDUCATE NON-PROFITS AND CHARITIES IN VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT. PROMOTE AND SUPPORT CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING. BUILD CAPACITY OF THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR. VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND DEPLOYMENT.
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.
95¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 95¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
5%
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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$550K
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 ↗
5%
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
5%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
93%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $480K | 96¢ | 4% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $610K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $506K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $516K | 96¢ | 4% | 0.7 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $587K | 95¢ | 5% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $550K | 95¢ | 5% | 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
15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length
- HORNSBY, DAVIDDIRECTORarm's length
- BRENDER, NATALIECHAIRarm's length
- MARSHALL, CLAIRESECRETARYarm's length
- CHUN YU LAO, DAVIDTREASURERarm's length
- LAI YU CHU, SARAHDIRECTORarm's length
- CIUFO, JODYDIRECTORarm's length
- HAGHIGHI, MARYAMDIRECTORarm's length
- HAYES, LANISEDIRECTORarm's length
- JURKOVIC, LEAHDIRECTORarm's length
- TACHEREAU, SUZANNEVICE CHAIRarm's length
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- VOS SMITH, LARADIRECTORarm's length
- GUPTA, RAVICHAIRarm's length
- IACURTO, FRANCESCADIRECTORarm's length
- RUMBOLDT-DELOUCHÉ, DEREKDIRECTORarm's length
- WINTERHALT, TODDDIRECTORarm'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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