COMPASSION CANADA
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·985 ADELAIDE ST S · LONDON, ON · N6E 4A3·BN 118871516RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
82¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
18%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$73.8M
Charity Intelligence ★★★★★ B+ · T2
— 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 Compassion Canada?
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Is Compassion Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118871516RR0001. 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 Compassion Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 985 ADELAIDE ST S, LONDON, ON, N6E 4A3. Source.
What does Compassion Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Compassion Canada is a leading Christian child development organization whose mission is to release children from poverty in Jesus' name. Our proven child development program provides infants children and youth around the world with the resources and relationships to overcome poverty and develop in every aspect of…" Full program description.
How much of Compassion Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Compassion Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $73.8M (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
Compassion Canada is a leading Christian child development organization whose mission is to release children from poverty in Jesus' name. Our proven child development program provides infants children and youth around the world with the resources and relationships to overcome poverty and develop in every aspect of life: physical cognitive spiritual and social-emotional. Compassion has three core programs that work together to care for children at every stage of development from the womb to the workforce: our Survival program focuses on child and maternal health Child and Youth Development… Show more
Compassion Canada is a leading Christian child development organization whose mission is to release children from poverty in Jesus' name. Our proven child development program provides infants children and youth around the world with the resources and relationships to overcome poverty and develop in every aspect of life: physical cognitive spiritual and social-emotional. Compassion has three core programs that work together to care for children at every stage of development from the womb to the workforce: our Survival program focuses on child and maternal health Child and Youth Development supports holistic child development and Complementary Interventions help build communities where children can thrive. As part of the Compassion global partnership Compassion Canada serves children in 29 countries around the world seeking to release them from poverty in Jesus' name.
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.
82¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ 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 82¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · 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 ($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)$73.8M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)95%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
95%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $68.1M | 83¢ | 17% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $70.5M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.2 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $75.4M | 85¢ | 15% | 0.3 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $74.7M | 83¢ | 17% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $74.6M | 82¢ | 18% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $73.8M | 82¢ | 18% | 0.2 yr |
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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)
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceB+
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceHigh
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- HUMMEL, LENNARDDIRECTORarm's length
- GESCHWANDTNER, MARIE TDIRECTORarm's length
- FLETCHER, MARKCHAIRPERSONarm's length
- LAWSON, IANDIRECTORarm's length
- JOHNSON, ANDREWDIRECTORarm's length
- BURTON, DAVIDDIRECTORarm's length
- ADKINS, JENNIFERDIRECTORarm's length
- KASSIAN, CLARKVice Chairarm's length
- REIMER, LEIGHTONSecretaryarm's length
- Lai, Kenneth KLDirectorarm's length
- Saunders, Sushila SSDirectorarm'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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