THE CANADIAN FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION / LA FONDATION CANADIENNE D'EDUCATION ECONOMIQUE
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·201-110 EGLINTON AVE W · TORONTO, ON · M4R 1A3·BN 119218998RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
58¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
29%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.5M
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 Canadian Foundation for Economic Education?
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 Foundation for Economic Education a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119218998RR0001. 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 Foundation for Economic Education located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 201-110 EGLINTON AVE W, TORONTO, ON, M4R 1A3. Source.
What does The Canadian Foundation for Economic Education do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Talk with our Kids about Money - encourages and supports parents guardians and teachers to start or continue talks with your kids about money Money and Youth - a financial literacy guide focusing on decision making values setting goals earning income; employment and self-employment budgeting and planning…" Full program description.
How much of The Canadian Foundation for Economic Education's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 58¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Canadian Foundation for Economic Education?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.5M (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
Talk with our Kids about Money - encourages and supports parents guardians and teachers to start or continue talks with your kids about money Money and Youth - a financial literacy guide focusing on decision making values setting goals earning income; employment and self-employment budgeting and planning DayPlanner for Newcomers to Canada - a resource to help newcomers to Canada easily acquire information knowledge and links
New programs
continued with current programs improved and expanded them
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.
58¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 58¢ 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 58¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
29%
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
1 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)$1.5M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)7%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
52%
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
7%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
52%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
41%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $1.9M | 58¢ | 27% | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $1.8M | 58¢ | 26% | 0.5 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $1.8M | 63¢ | 22% | 1.2 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $2.0M | 68¢ | 20% | 0.6 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $2.1M | 62¢ | 27% | 1.1 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $1.5M | 58¢ | 29% | 1 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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Board of directors
16 directors reported · 16 of 16at arm's length
- Amarasooriya, PrakashDirectorarm's length
- Branchaud, MichelDirectorarm's length
- Fleming, JeremyDirectorarm's length
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- Leclerc, DenisDirectorarm's length
- McNamara, WilliamDirectorarm's length
- Moellers, SusanDirectorarm's length
- Petherbridge, SteveDirectorarm's length
- Platt, JohnChairarm's length
- Prins, TomDirectorarm's length
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- Vezina, ReneDirectorarm's length
- Rabbior, GaryPresident & CEOarm's length
- Prince, CorinneDirectorarm's length
- Rock, DarylDirectorarm's length
- Rooney, JaneDirectorarm's length
- Schembri, LawrenceDirectorarm'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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