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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADIAN SECTION (ENGLISH SPEAKING)

Charitable organizationCommunity resource·312 LAURIER AVE E · OTTAWA, ON · K1N 1H9·BN 118785914RR0005·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL TORONTO ORGANIZATION (AITO) IS THE CO-ORDINATING BODY SERVING THE AMNESTY GROUPS NETWORKS TEAMS AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP IN THE GREATER GTA. IT: 1. PROMOTES COMMUNICATION LINKAGES JOINT CAMPAIGNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS EFFORTS AND CO-ORDINATION AMONG LOCAL AI GROUPS NETWORKS TEAMS CAMPAIGNS AND MEMBERS. 2. RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS EDUCATES AND INVOLVES THE GTA COMMUNITY IN HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND CAMPAIGNS THROUGH CAMPAIGN EVENTS PUBLIC EVENTS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FUNDRAISING WEBSITE AND MERCHANDISING OF AI BRANDED GOODS. 3. PROMOTES AND PROTECTS HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH Show more

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL TORONTO ORGANIZATION (AITO) IS THE CO-ORDINATING BODY SERVING THE AMNESTY GROUPS NETWORKS TEAMS AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP IN THE GREATER GTA. IT: 1. PROMOTES COMMUNICATION LINKAGES JOINT CAMPAIGNING ON HUMAN RIGHTS EFFORTS AND CO-ORDINATION AMONG LOCAL AI GROUPS NETWORKS TEAMS CAMPAIGNS AND MEMBERS. 2. RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS EDUCATES AND INVOLVES THE GTA COMMUNITY IN HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND CAMPAIGNS THROUGH CAMPAIGN EVENTS PUBLIC EVENTS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FUNDRAISING WEBSITE AND MERCHANDISING OF AI BRANDED GOODS. 3. PROMOTES AND PROTECTS HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH ASSISTING IN INTERNATIONAL AI CAMPAIGNS BY LETTER WRITING AND PUBLICITY 4. FUNDS AND SUPPORTS LOCAL AI GROUPS TEAM ENTITIES WITH THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVITIES AND AI CAMPAIGNS AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MEMBERSHIP EDUCATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND CAMPAIGNS 5. FUNDRAISES TO FINANCE THESE INITIATIVES. ALL OF THE ABOVE IS DONE BY VOLUNTEERS WHICH REPRESENTS THOUSAND OF HOURS OF TIME AND EFFORT.

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)

38¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 38¢ 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)

3%

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)

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)

$63K

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 ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

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, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-12-31$58K23¢13%
2020-12-31$51K16¢8%
2021-12-31$75K18%
2022-12-31$64K26¢16%
2023-12-31$62K18¢4%
2024-12-31$63K38¢3%
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)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Board of directors

9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length

  • HIRJI, SHAHIN NCHAIRarm's length
  • GARROW, DUNCAN MVICE-CHAIRarm's length
  • SWAINSTON, LISA MSECRETARYarm's length
  • GRENIER, PATRICIA MTREASURERarm's length
  • SWAINSTON, LISA MDIRECTOR-AT-LARGEarm's length
  • SMITH, COREY HDIRECTOR-AT-LARGEarm's length
  • SMITH, COREY HSECRETARYarm's length
  • ABBAS, SABA NIADIRECTOR-AT-LARGEarm's length
  • MOLINA, MICAH JDIRECTOR-AT-LARGEarm'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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