TRANSPORT ACTION CANADA
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·PO BOX 858 STN B · OTTAWA, ON · K1P 5P9·BN 119268571RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
66¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
34%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$36K
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 Transport Action Canada?
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Is Transport Action Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119268571RR0001. 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 Transport Action Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 858 STN B, OTTAWA, ON, K1P 5P9. Source.
What does Transport Action Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "TRANSPORT ACTION CANADA REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF USERS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BY PROMOTING SOCIALLY ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SUSATINABLE POLICIES PROGRAMS SERVICES AND ACTIONS FOR PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION. -RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (RAIL AIR MARINE URBAN…" Full program description.
How much of Transport Action Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Transport Action Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $36K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
TRANSPORT ACTION CANADA REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF USERS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BY PROMOTING SOCIALLY ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ECONOMICALLY SUSATINABLE POLICIES PROGRAMS SERVICES AND ACTIONS FOR PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION. -RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION (RAIL AIR MARINE URBAN RURAL) -EXPERT COMMENT AND ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORTATION NEWS TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL MEDIA -ADVICE ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO ELECTED POLITICIANS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT -MONTHLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER TO MEMBERS AND TO OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES.
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.
66¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 66¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 66¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
34%
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)$36K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)25%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
6%
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
25%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
6%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
68%
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 | $18K | 65¢ | 35% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $17K | 65¢ | 35% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $22K | 65¢ | 35% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $38K | 80¢ | 20% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $32K | 65¢ | 35% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $36K | 66¢ | 34% | — |
| 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)
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 · 16 of 16at arm's length
- JOHNSON, TERENCE WPRESIDENT DIRECTORarm's length
- BUDD, BRUCE FPAST PRESIDENT DIRECTORarm's length
- GARNET, MARCUSSECRETARY DIRECTORarm's length
- JEANES, DAVID LTREASURER DIRECTORarm's length
- KHAN, TARIQDIRECTORarm's length
- MIASEK, PETER GVICE-PRESIDENT DIRECTORarm's length
- READ, BRENDANDIRECTORarm's length
- MILLS, ADAMDIRECTORarm's length
- GOW, HARRY WDIRECTORarm's length
- HAYMAN, TIM WVICE-PRESIDENT DIRECTORarm's length
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- JEIFS, FREDERICKDIRECTORarm's length
- RICHMOND, JOHN-PAULDIRECTORarm's length
- GRAPER, CHRISTOPHERDIRECTORarm's length
- MANDEL, ALEXANDERDIRECTORarm's length
- OLIVIER, MICHAEL JDIRECTORarm's length
- BENNETT, PAUL ADIRECTORarm'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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