THE CANADIAN LYFORD CAY FOUNDATION / LA FONDATION CANADIENNE LYFORD CAY
Charitable organizationSupportive health care·14 - 45 ST CLAIR AVE W · TORONTO, ON · M4V 1L3·BN 119219301RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
93¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
7%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
22.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$4.7M
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 Lyford Cay Foundation?
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Is The Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119219301RR0001. 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 Lyford Cay Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 14 - 45 ST CLAIR AVE W, TORONTO, ON, M4V 1L3. Source.
What does The Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Foundation is registered as a Charitable Organization as defined in section 149.1 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and is therefore exempt from income taxes. The Foundation carries out charitable activities through the following purposes: • to advance the education of Bahamian residents including through the…" Full program description.
How much of The Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $4.7M (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
The Foundation is registered as a Charitable Organization as defined in section 149.1 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and is therefore exempt from income taxes. The Foundation carries out charitable activities through the following purposes: • to advance the education of Bahamian residents including through the provision of scholarships bursaries awards and other forms of financial assistance to attend educational institutions (including post-secondary education institutions) whether in Canada or elsewhere; • to relieve poverty by providing necessities of life including food clean water … Show more
The Foundation is registered as a Charitable Organization as defined in section 149.1 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and is therefore exempt from income taxes. The Foundation carries out charitable activities through the following purposes: • to advance the education of Bahamian residents including through the provision of scholarships bursaries awards and other forms of financial assistance to attend educational institutions (including post-secondary education institutions) whether in Canada or elsewhere; • to relieve poverty by providing necessities of life including food clean water medical supplies clothing and/or shelter to victims of disasters in the Bahamas; • to advance education in the Bahamas by remediating reconstructing and furnishing schools. • to advance education in the Bahamas by delivering training and programs to at-risk youth designed to improve their educational outcomes.
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.
93¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ 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 93¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
7%
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
22.7 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)$4.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)6%
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
6%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
94%
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 | $3.8M | 79¢ | 21% | 25.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $8.3M | 97¢ | 3% | 4.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $4.5M | 90¢ | 10% | 32.8 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.2M | 91¢ | 9% | 25.3 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $3.0M | 92¢ | 8% | 20.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $4.7M | 93¢ | 7% | 22.7 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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
16 directors reported · 13 of 16at arm's length
- UNWIN, TIMOTHYDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- MEIER, BRUNOVICE CHAIRarm's length
- BIRCHALL, CATHARINAVICE CHAIRarm's length
- NIHON, GREGORYTREASURERarm's length
- BERNARD, BARBARA ANNDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- CHANT, DEBORAHDIRECTORarm's length
- DUNN, BRENDANDIRECTORarm's length
- HODDER, JANYNEDIRECTORarm's length
- MCDONALD, ROSSDIRECTORarm's length
- ROGERS, MARTHADIRECTORarm's length
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- THOMSON LEONARD, PATRICIADIRECTORarm's length
- UNWIN, APRILDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- PROUD, TYLERDIRECTORarm's length
- FILIPELLI-HALL, MARYCHAIRarm's length
- VIRGILL-ROLLE, NICOLASECRETARYarm's length
- SIFTON, MICHAELDIRECTORarm'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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