THE CANADIAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND
Charitable organizationCore health care·200 - 14 CHAMBERLAIN AVE · OTTAWA, ON · K1S 1V9·BN 119218899RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
78¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
22%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$3.2M
Charity Intelligence ★★ · T2
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Common questions
How do I donate to The Canadian Council of the Blind?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is The Canadian Council of the Blind a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119218899RR0001. 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 Canadian Council of the Blind located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 200 - 14 CHAMBERLAIN AVE, OTTAWA, ON, K1S 1V9. Source.
What does The Canadian Council of the Blind do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "DURING THIS FISCAL PERIOD THE CANADIAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND CONTINUED TO FURTHER ITS MISSION BY CONTINUING OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR LIVING WITH VISION LOSS ACROSS CANADA. TWO KEY PROGRAMS THAT HAVE AND CONTINUE TO BE…" Full program description.
How much of The Canadian Council of the Blind's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 78¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Canadian Council of the Blind?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $3.2M (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
DURING THIS FISCAL PERIOD THE CANADIAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND CONTINUED TO FURTHER ITS MISSION BY CONTINUING OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR LIVING WITH VISION LOSS ACROSS CANADA. TWO KEY PROGRAMS THAT HAVE AND CONTINUE TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN ACHIEVING OUR OBJECTIVES THIS YEAR ARE THE MOBILE EYE CLINIC AND THE GET TOGETHER WITH TECHNOLOGY (GTT) PROGRAM. THE MOBILE EYE CLINIC OPERATES BY TRAVELLING ACROSS EASTERN ONTARIO PROVIDING ESSENTIAL EYE HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTLY TO COMMUNITIES ESPECIALLY THOSE OFTEN OV… Show more
DURING THIS FISCAL PERIOD THE CANADIAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND CONTINUED TO FURTHER ITS MISSION BY CONTINUING OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR LIVING WITH VISION LOSS ACROSS CANADA. TWO KEY PROGRAMS THAT HAVE AND CONTINUE TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN ACHIEVING OUR OBJECTIVES THIS YEAR ARE THE MOBILE EYE CLINIC AND THE GET TOGETHER WITH TECHNOLOGY (GTT) PROGRAM. THE MOBILE EYE CLINIC OPERATES BY TRAVELLING ACROSS EASTERN ONTARIO PROVIDING ESSENTIAL EYE HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTLY TO COMMUNITIES ESPECIALLY THOSE OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND UNDER-SERVED. THIS INITIATIVE IS CRUCIAL IN PREVENTING AND REDUCING VISION LOSS THROUGH EARLY DETECTION AND TIMELY INTERVENTION. ADDITIONALLY THE GTT PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH VISION LOSS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS WORKSHOPS ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT AND GROUP SESSIONS TO TEACH THE USE OF ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY THUS ENHANCING PARTICIPANTS' ABILITY TO PERFORM DAILY ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVING THEIR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE.
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.
78¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 78¢ 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 78¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
22%
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
0.4 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)$3.2M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)93%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
1%
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
93%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
1%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
7%
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 | $2.7M | 75¢ | 24% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.8M | 77¢ | 23% | 0.4 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $3.1M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $3.1M | 77¢ | 23% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $3.1M | 77¢ | 23% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.2M | 78¢ | 22% | 0.4 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)
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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 Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Board of directors
6 directors reported · 6 of 6at arm's length
- HANNETT, HEATHER HHBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- WHITE, HEIDI HWBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- BARTRAM, MICHELLE MBBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- MAYO, ELIZABETH EMBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- SHEA, LORI LSBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- RUTTAN, SHARON SRBOARD MEMBERarm'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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