THE CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY / LA SOCIETE CANADIENNE DE LA CROIX-ROUGE
Charitable organizationCore health care·B - 120 MCDONALD ST · SAINT JOHN, NB · E2J 1M5·BN 119219814RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
87¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
13%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.8 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$442.4M
Charity Intelligence ★★ · T2
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Common questions
How do I donate to The Canadian Red Cross Society?
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 Red Cross Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119219814RR0001. 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 Red Cross Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is B - 120 MCDONALD ST, SAINT JOHN, NB, E2J 1M5. Source.
What does The Canadian Red Cross Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Our focus is on two fields of work (emergencies and health) in Canada and around the world four key priorities (readiness response and recovery; preparedness and risk reduction; advancing reconciliation; and digital transformation) and eight areas of expertise (direct assistance training and education…" Full program description.
How much of The Canadian Red Cross Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 87¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Canadian Red Cross Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $442.4M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $100M and over revenue band, alongside 360 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Our focus is on two fields of work (emergencies and health) in Canada and around the world four key priorities (readiness response and recovery; preparedness and risk reduction; advancing reconciliation; and digital transformation) and eight areas of expertise (direct assistance training and education volunteerism philanthropy capacity strengthening influencing humanitarian action research in action and granting). These areas are the foundation that we continue to build upon to help people and communities in need and support them in strengthening their resilience. For more informati… Show more
Our focus is on two fields of work (emergencies and health) in Canada and around the world four key priorities (readiness response and recovery; preparedness and risk reduction; advancing reconciliation; and digital transformation) and eight areas of expertise (direct assistance training and education volunteerism philanthropy capacity strengthening influencing humanitarian action research in action and granting). These areas are the foundation that we continue to build upon to help people and communities in need and support them in strengthening their resilience. For more information on the work of Canadian Red Cross please visit www.redcross.ca.
New programs
Canadian Red Cross (CRC) balanced operations post-COVID to maintain surge capacity while continuing day-to-day operations in Emergencies and Health. Domestically 81 000+ people received comfort and care important information and financial assistance depending on the circumstance after an emergency. More than $44 million was distributed by CRC to people affected by a disaster in Canada. The Health Equipment Loan Program provided 303 000+ pieces of equipment to help people remain in their homes as they recover from an injury or nearing end of life. Teams also made 59 000+ Friendly Calls to… Show more
Canadian Red Cross (CRC) balanced operations post-COVID to maintain surge capacity while continuing day-to-day operations in Emergencies and Health. Domestically 81 000+ people received comfort and care important information and financial assistance depending on the circumstance after an emergency. More than $44 million was distributed by CRC to people affected by a disaster in Canada. The Health Equipment Loan Program provided 303 000+ pieces of equipment to help people remain in their homes as they recover from an injury or nearing end of life. Teams also made 59 000+ Friendly Calls to people in need of emotional support. Together with our training partners 869 000+ people were trained in First Aid and CPR. Our trainings also included a module on opioid poisoning and proper use of a naloxone kit. CRC also provided assistance to refugees migrants asylum seekers and those arriving from areas of conflict such as Ukraine. The CRC Help Desk supported 326 Indigenous communities and organizations and 2 000+ participants across 52 communities nationwide received Indigenous Swimming and Water Safety training. Internationally CRC provided $52 million in financial contributions to global Red Cross Red Crescent efforts. We deployed 79 humanitarian experts to 27 countries and also operated 39 programs supporting other local Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies. For more information on the work of Canadian Red Cross please visit www.redcross.ca
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.
87¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 87¢ 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; 92¢ among those its size ($100M and over).
this charity 87¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
13%
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
0.8 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 ($100M and over, 360): median 0.3 yr; 55% 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)$442.4M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)30%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
45%
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
30%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
45%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
25%
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 | $340.1M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.9 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $336.9M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.9 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $564.0M | 91¢ | 9% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $837.1M | 91¢ | 9% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $856.1M | 88¢ | 12% | 0.8 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $442.4M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.8 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
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceLow
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
20 directors reported · 20 of 20at arm's length
- MEHRA, AMITImmediate past-chairarm's length
- HUBBS, MIRANDACHAIRarm's length
- GILES, GAVINDIRECTORarm's length
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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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