THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY CANADA ONTARIO BRANCH
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·400 CONSUMERS RD. · TORONTO, ON · M2J 1P8·BN 108097270RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
83¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
17%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$15.0M
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 The Royal Life Saving Society Canada Ontario Branch?
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Is The Royal Life Saving Society Canada Ontario Branch a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 108097270RR0001. 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 The Royal Life Saving Society Canada Ontario Branch located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 400 CONSUMERS RD., TORONTO, ON, M2J 1P8. Source.
What does The Royal Life Saving Society Canada Ontario Branch do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Lifesaving Society pursued its mission to prevent drowning and water–related injury through its training programs Water Smart public education campaign and aquatic safety management services lifesaving sport and Swim to Survive. - The Society certified over 500 000 Canadians annually in Lifesaving Lifeguarding…" Full program description.
How much of The Royal Life Saving Society Canada Ontario Branch's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Royal Life Saving Society Canada Ontario Branch?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $15.0M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Lifesaving Society pursued its mission to prevent drowning and water–related injury through its training programs Water Smart public education campaign and aquatic safety management services lifesaving sport and Swim to Survive. - The Society certified over 500 000 Canadians annually in Lifesaving Lifeguarding First Aid and Leadership training programs annually. - The Society conducted drowning research and published Drowning Reports - The Society delivered Water Smart public education messages through media print and electronic communication and community events - The Society’s innov… Show more
The Lifesaving Society pursued its mission to prevent drowning and water–related injury through its training programs Water Smart public education campaign and aquatic safety management services lifesaving sport and Swim to Survive. - The Society certified over 500 000 Canadians annually in Lifesaving Lifeguarding First Aid and Leadership training programs annually. - The Society conducted drowning research and published Drowning Reports - The Society delivered Water Smart public education messages through media print and electronic communication and community events - The Society’s innovative and internationally recognized Swim to Survive survival training program targets elementary school children within Ontario - The Society established aquatic safety standards consulted on aquatic safety issues provided expertise on legal cases involving aquatic issues
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.
83¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 83¢ 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 ($10M–$100M).
this charity 83¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
17%
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
0.6 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 ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% 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)$15.0M
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 ↗
9%
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
9%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
91%
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 | $13.2M | 85¢ | 15% | 1.2 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $6.6M | 87¢ | 13% | 1.7 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $8.5M | 87¢ | 13% | 1.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $9.0M | 83¢ | 17% | 0.9 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $15.0M | 80¢ | 20% | 0.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $15.0M | 83¢ | 17% | 0.6 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
17 directors reported · 17 of 17at arm's length
- DAWLEY, JULIE JDPAST PRESIDENTarm's length
- MALONEY, CRYSTAL CMTREASURERarm's length
- KING, PATRICK PKVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- BODROV, STANISLAV SBCORPORATE SECRETARYarm's length
- KNIGHTS, JENNIFER JKPRESIDENTarm's length
- WAKEFIELD, KERRY KWVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- CAKEBREAD, CYNTHIA CCVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- SANGER, GARY GSVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- COSSU, ADRIAN ACVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- SCHULTZ, JEFF JSVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
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- LITTLE, KENN KLVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- ENGLISH, DIANE DEVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- RYDAHL, MELISSA MRVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- Di SALVO, PAUL PDVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- MACISAAC, JULIE JMPAST PRESIDENTarm's length
- DUFFY, SEAN SDVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- ADAMS, LISA LAVICE PRESIDENTarm'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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