Ottawa Community Foundation / Fondation Communautaire d'Ottawa
Public foundationFoundations·301-75 ALBERT ST · OTTAWA, ON · K1P 5E7·BN 119227981RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Disbursed to charities T1
50%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
9%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$67.3M
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
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
Common questions
How do I donate to Ottawa Community Foundation?
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Is Ottawa Community Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119227981RR0001. 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 Ottawa Community Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 301-75 ALBERT ST, OTTAWA, ON, K1P 5E7. Source.
What does Ottawa Community Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE FOUNDATION POOLS CHARITABLE GIFTS IN ENDOWMENT OR OTHER FUNDS FROM WHICH AMOUNTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION TO MEET A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND INTERESTS - THE ARTS AND OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES SCHOLARSHIP MEDICAL AND SCIENIFIC RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND SOCIAL ISSUES. ON…" Full program description.
How much does Ottawa Community Foundation disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 50% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Ottawa Community Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $67.3M (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE FOUNDATION POOLS CHARITABLE GIFTS IN ENDOWMENT OR OTHER FUNDS FROM WHICH AMOUNTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION TO MEET A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND INTERESTS - THE ARTS AND OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES SCHOLARSHIP MEDICAL AND SCIENIFIC RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND SOCIAL ISSUES. ON APPROVAL BY THE FOUNDATION AMOUNTS ARE ALLOCATED TO A CHARITABLE CAUSE OR ORGANIZATION AS ADVISED BU THE DONOR.
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)50%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
9%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$67.3M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)21%
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
21%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
79%
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 | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $33.7M | 65% | 191.7 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $56.6M | 54% | 161.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $51.1M | 77% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $19.2M | 76% | 245.8 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $49.7M | 85% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $67.3M | 9% | — |
| trend |
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Program-spending share is left out: a foundation's lens is what it disburses, which the annual releases don't break out by year. 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
No director records in this filing.
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