RICK HANSEN FOUNDATION
Charitable organizationSupportive health care·300 3820 CESSNA DRIVE · RICHMOND, BC · V7B 0A2·BN 107659427RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) is dedicated to removing barriers to inclusion so that people with disabilities are thriving in an accessible inclusive and healthy world. For over thirty five years the Foundation has facilitated collaboration forged partnerships and generated social innovations. We continue to develop programs and initiatives that raise awareness change attitudes and remove barriers in the places we live work learn and play for people with disabilities. We also fund innovative spinal cord injury related research through partnerships with organizations such as the Intern… Show more
The Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) is dedicated to removing barriers to inclusion so that people with disabilities are thriving in an accessible inclusive and healthy world. For over thirty five years the Foundation has facilitated collaboration forged partnerships and generated social innovations. We continue to develop programs and initiatives that raise awareness change attitudes and remove barriers in the places we live work learn and play for people with disabilities. We also fund innovative spinal cord injury related research through partnerships with organizations such as the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD). Our programs and initiatives include the RHF School Program RHF Ambassador presentations awareness campaigns the RHF Accessibility Certification? (RHFAC) Program including accessibility and disability inclusion training accessibility improvement grants and accessibility advisory services. The Foundation is accredited by the Imagine Canada's Standards Program demonstrating our ongoing adherence to best practices in board governance financial accountability and transparency fundraising staff management and volunteer involvement.
New programs
The Rick and Amanda Hansen Scholarship for Youth with Disabilities provides financial support to Canadian youth with disabilities to pursue post-secondary education and realize their full potential.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)82¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)18%
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)1.7 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)$14.3M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)7%
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)62%
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 | $12.1M | 76¢ | 24% | 2.9 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $10.1M | 77¢ | 23% | 2.3 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $13.1M | 77¢ | 23% | 3 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $11.1M | 78¢ | 22% | 2.4 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $12.0M | 77¢ | 23% | 2.7 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $14.3M | 82¢ | 18% | 1.7 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
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
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Board of directors
17 directors reported · 17 of 17at arm's length
- Watt, EricTreasurerarm's length
- Nelson, ColleenDirectorarm's length
- Hansen, AmandaDirectorarm's length
- Sekhon, SukiDirectorarm's length
- Chong, IdaDirectorarm's length
- Kuntz, KimberlyDirectorarm's length
- Vrooman, TamaraChairarm's length
- Yuel, GregDirectorarm's length
- Smith, StanisSecretaryarm's length
- Aquin, AnnetteTreasurerarm's length
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- Coltart, LisaDirectorarm's length
- Graham, RodDirectorarm's length
- Peterson, RyanDirectorarm's length
- Guenette, RobDirectorarm's length
- Donovan, RichDirectorarm's length
- O'Reilly, HughDirectorarm's length
- Halford, JaneDirectorarm'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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