Tearfund Canada

Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·10 HUNTINGDALE BLVD · SCARBOROUGH, ON · M1W 2S5·BN 108222191RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30

This filing's expense lines don't reconcile: program spending (line 5000) plus overhead (5010 + 5020) adds up to more than total spending (4950). Cents-to-cause and overhead can't both be right, and the filing doesn't say which — so this charity is left out of ranked search results for this filing year. We show both figures exactly as filed; read them together with this in mind, or check the public record ↗.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

TEARFUND IS PASSIONATE TO SEE ALL PEOPLE FREED FROM POVERTY LIVING TRANSFORMED LIVES AND REACHING THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL. FIRMLY AFFIRMING NATIONAL LEADERSHIP WE COLLABORATE WITH CHURCH-BASED PARTNERS ACROSS THE GLOBAL SOUTH TO FIX THE BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS AT THE ROOT OF POVERTY. 1. CHURCH AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION: WE TRAIN AND EQUIP LOCAL CHURCHES TO LEAD LASTING CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH LOCAL SOLUTIONS. 2. FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOODS: WE HELP PEOPLE FEED THEIR FAMILIES IMPROVE DIETARY INTAKE AND GENERATE ADDITIONAL INCOME. 3. ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT: POVERTY ALLEVIATION THROUGH SAVING GROUPS AND BUSINESS TRAINING WE HELP WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES BUILD EQUITY ACCESS CAPITAL AND START NEW BUSINESSES. 4. TRAUMA HEALING: RESTORING SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE WHILE ENCOURAGING JUSTICE AND SOCIETAL CHANGE. 5. CLIMATE ADAPTATION: THROUGH LAND RESTORATION PROTECTION WATER MANAGEMENT TREE PLANTING AND CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE WE HELP FAMILIES ADAPT TO A NEW REALITY. 6. EMERGENCY RELIEF: WE PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SERVICES IN TIMES OF DISASTER. 7. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: REDUCING GENDER DISPARITIES AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ENSURING WOMEN'S EQUAL ACCESS TO ECONOMIC SOCIAL AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES. 8. RECONCILIATION: WE WORK TOWARDS RECONCILIATION WITH CANADA'S FIRST NATIONS BUILDING TRUST AND RESTORING RELATIONS. TEARFUND IS PART OF THE TEARFUND FAMILY ONE OF THE LARGEST NETWORKS OF CHURCH-BASED RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES.

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)

87¢

As filed: 87¢ of each dollar to programs — but this filing's expense lines don't reconcile (see note above).

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)

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 ↗

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.1 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)

$8.0M

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

14%

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)

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
2019-06-30	$6.6M	82¢	18%	0.1 yr
2020-06-30	$7.6M	86¢	14%	0.3 yr
2021-06-30	$8.0M	84¢	16%	0.4 yr
2022-06-30	$9.0M	88¢	12%	0.1 yr
2023-06-30	$9.7M	88¢	14%	0.1 yr
2024-06-30	$8.0M	87¢	17%	0.1 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 ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Published ratings by Charity Intelligence Canada's analysts — a separate, human review. Shown as published, never blended into our computed figures.

Overall rating

★ T2 · Charity Intelligence

★★★★★

Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.

Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗

Results reporting

★ T2 · Charity Intelligence

—

How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).

Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗

Demonstrated impact

★ T2 · Charity Intelligence

High

Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.

Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗

Board of directors

7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length

RELMER, HELENCHAIRarm's length
BRANDT, REINNIETREASURER & SECRETARYarm's length
GUSTAFSON, ARDENVICE CHAIRarm's length
NESSLM, MAHERDIRECTORarm's length
KOZLOFF, LYLEDIRECTORarm's length
LEUNG, ANDREADIRECTORarm's length
TEO, NORADIRECTORarm'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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