UNITED WAY GOLDEN HORSESHOE
Public foundationFoundations·177 REBECCA STREET · HAMILTON, ON · L8R 1B9·BN 107462988RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
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
UNITED WAY HALTON & HAMILTON RAISES FUNDS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALLOCATES THEM TO REGISTERED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF HALTON & HAMILTON. UNITED WAY HAS SEED FEED AND ROOT FUNDING STREAMS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO: 1. POVERTY TO POSSIBILITY 2. HEALTHY PEOPLE STRONG COMMUNITIES 3. ALL THAT KIDS CAN BE. UNITED WAY ITSELF CONTRIBUTES TO OTHER INITIATIVES SUCH AS OUR COMMUNITY DONATION WAREHOUSE WHICH PROVIDES DONATED GIFT-IN-KIND ITEMS TO COMMUNITY AGENCIES AS WELL AS OTHER INITIATIVES SUCH AS ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PERIOD PROMISE SOCIAL INNO… Show more
UNITED WAY HALTON & HAMILTON RAISES FUNDS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALLOCATES THEM TO REGISTERED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES OF HALTON & HAMILTON. UNITED WAY HAS SEED FEED AND ROOT FUNDING STREAMS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO: 1. POVERTY TO POSSIBILITY 2. HEALTHY PEOPLE STRONG COMMUNITIES 3. ALL THAT KIDS CAN BE. UNITED WAY ITSELF CONTRIBUTES TO OTHER INITIATIVES SUCH AS OUR COMMUNITY DONATION WAREHOUSE WHICH PROVIDES DONATED GIFT-IN-KIND ITEMS TO COMMUNITY AGENCIES AS WELL AS OTHER INITIATIVES SUCH AS ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PERIOD PROMISE SOCIAL INNOVATION LABS AND LABOUR COMMUNITY SERVICES.
New programs
UNITED WAY HALTON & HAMILTON HAS TAKEN PART IN A $400 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA TO SUPPORT CHARITIES AND NON-PROFITS AS THEY BUILD RESILIENCE BY MAKING INVESTMENTS IN THEIR PEOPLE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAM INNOVATION THROUGH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES RECOVERY FUND WHICH SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY ADAPT TO THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE FUND IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNITED WAY CENTRAIDE CNADA CANADIAN RED CROSS AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF CANADA TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INDIGEN… Show more
UNITED WAY HALTON & HAMILTON HAS TAKEN PART IN A $400 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA TO SUPPORT CHARITIES AND NON-PROFITS AS THEY BUILD RESILIENCE BY MAKING INVESTMENTS IN THEIR PEOPLE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAM INNOVATION THROUGH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES RECOVERY FUND WHICH SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AS THEY ADAPT TO THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE FUND IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN UNITED WAY CENTRAIDE CNADA CANADIAN RED CROSS AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF CANADA TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INDIGENOUS GOVERNING BODIES AND REGISTERED CHARITIES ACROSS CANADA.
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)66%
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)56%
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)5.8 yr
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)$17.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)39%
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)20%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $11.2M | 24¢ | 76% | 5.3 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $11.3M | 29¢ | 71% | 4.6 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $17.7M | 42¢ | 58% | 3.6 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $12.8M | 39¢ | 61% | 4.4 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $14.5M | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-31 | $17.0M | 40¢ | 56% | 5.8 yr |
| 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 ↗
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceA-
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Demonstrated impact
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Board of directors
17 directors reported · 2 of 17at arm's length
- ATIBA, ADEJISOLADIRECTORnot at arm's length
- CARDAMONE, MARYDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- COOKE, CHRISDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- EDINGTON, JAYOTIDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- FORBES, ROBERTDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- GALINDO, CAMDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- JONES, GREGDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- KLIMKOWSKI, LISADIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MARCO, ANTHONYDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MCASKILL, JAMESDIRECTORnot at arm's length
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- NICHOLSON, SUSANCHAIRnot at arm's length
- OGILVIE, TRENTDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- PEARCE, DANDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- SINGHAL, RACHNAVICE CHAIRnot at arm's length
- TAYLOR, MARGARETDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- Adamo, JeromeDIRECTORarm's length
- Taha, SariDIRECTORarm'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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