SOCIAL PLANNING COUNCIL OF OTTAWA/LE CONSEIL DE PLANIFICATION SOCIALE D'OTTAWA
Charitable organizationFoundations·220 - 815 ST. LAURENT BLVD · OTTAWA, ON · K1K 3A7·BN 107987208RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
98¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
2%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.4M
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 Council of Ottawa?
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Is Social Planning Council of Ottawa a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 107987208RR0001. 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 Council of Ottawa located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 220 - 815 ST. LAURENT BLVD, OTTAWA, ON, K1K 3A7. Source.
What does Social Planning Council of Ottawa do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SOCIAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAM PLANNING ACROSS 4 PRIORITY AREAS (BELOW). (1) ACCESS TO BASICS: IN RESPONSE TO FOOD INSECURITY AND HOUSING CRISIS. WE CONTINUE WITH PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT VULNERABLE RESIDENTS INCLUDING DIGITAL EQUITY (COMUPTERS AND CONNECTIVITY) AND…" Full program description.
How much of Social Planning Council of Ottawa's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 98¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Social Planning Council of Ottawa?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.4M (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
WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SOCIAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAM PLANNING ACROSS 4 PRIORITY AREAS (BELOW). (1) ACCESS TO BASICS: IN RESPONSE TO FOOD INSECURITY AND HOUSING CRISIS. WE CONTINUE WITH PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT VULNERABLE RESIDENTS INCLUDING DIGITAL EQUITY (COMUPTERS AND CONNECTIVITY) AND STREET INVOLVED PEOPLE. WE PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH OUR PORJECTS 'SYNAPCITY' AND 'YOUTH ACTION NOW'. (2) COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: OUR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM CONTINUED WITH TRAINING PLACEMTNS YOUTH ECONOMIC INCUBATORS YOUTH SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ('YOUTH ACTIVE MEDIA' … Show more
WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SOCIAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & PROGRAM PLANNING ACROSS 4 PRIORITY AREAS (BELOW). (1) ACCESS TO BASICS: IN RESPONSE TO FOOD INSECURITY AND HOUSING CRISIS. WE CONTINUE WITH PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT VULNERABLE RESIDENTS INCLUDING DIGITAL EQUITY (COMUPTERS AND CONNECTIVITY) AND STREET INVOLVED PEOPLE. WE PROMOTE CIVIC EDUCATION THROUGH OUR PORJECTS 'SYNAPCITY' AND 'YOUTH ACTION NOW'. (2) COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: OUR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM CONTINUED WITH TRAINING PLACEMTNS YOUTH ECONOMIC INCUBATORS YOUTH SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ('YOUTH ACTIVE MEDIA' 'HOT SHOE PRODUCTIONS' & 'TECHNOLOGY RESEACH AND COMMUNICATIONS'). (3) INCREASING INCLUSION : WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE CAPACITY OF ETHNO-CULTURAL GROUPS TO REDUCE ISOLATION PROVIDE RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS FAMILIES AND YOUTH HOMEWORK CLUB CULTURAL PROGRAMMING EDUCATION OF HEALTHY LIVING AND SCHOOL SUCCESS AND ACCOMPANIMENT FOR NEW IMMIGRANTS. WE EXPANDED SUPPORTS SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. (4) SUPPORTS FOR THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR: WE PROVIDE SOCIAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ('EFFECTIVE MEASURES') ACCESS TO DATA THROUGH A CONSORTIUM OUR COMMUNITY INFORMATION AND MAPPING SYSTEM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD EQUITY INDEX WEBSITE WITH ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON HATE CRIMES VULNERABLE POPULATIONS DIGITAL EQUITY AND FOR THE RURAL COUNTRIES IN EASTERN ONTARIO. 501 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 6 692 HRS
New programs
IN RESPONSE TO SENIORS ISOLATION WE LAUNCHED NEW IN HOUSE SUPPORT PILOT PROJECT THAT PROVIDE SENIORS LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING SUPPORT HOME VISITING ACCOMPANYING THE SENIORS TO APPOINTMENTS AND VOLUNTEER SUPORT IN ORDER TO HELP ETHNOCULTURAL SENIORS AGE HEALTHY AT THEIR HOMES. OUR TRAC (TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION SOCIAL ENTERPRISES PROVIDED SUPPORTS TO BLACK-LED BUSINESSES GRASSROOTS GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING THE IMPACT OF SYSTEMIC RACISM IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
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.
98¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 98¢ 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 98¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
2%
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
0.2 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)$2.4M
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 ↗
61%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
61%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
39%
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 | $1.2M | 97¢ | 3% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.4M | 97¢ | 3% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.9M | 98¢ | 2% | 0.3 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.8M | 98¢ | 2% | 0.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.8M | 98¢ | 2% | 0.4 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.4M | 98¢ | 2% | 0.2 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
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- COHEN, HOWARD CHDIRECTORarm's length
- HAPUARACHCHI, CHANDRA HCHTREASURERarm's length
- MICHAEL, SAUVE MSEXECUTIVE MEMBER AT LARGEarm's length
- RUDY, EDET REVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- KUMAR, SURESH SKPAST PRESIDENTarm's length
- ANNIKA, ANG AADIRECTORarm's length
- JAN, ROSETE JRSECRETARYarm's length
- MITCHELL, CLAUDINEPRESIDENTarm's length
- ANJALI, RAMBURNDIRECTORarm's length
- TEBEJE, AINALEMDIRECTORarm's length
- ANASTASIIA, SHELCHUKDIRECTORarm'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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