CANADIAN WOMEN'S FOUNDATION / FONDATION CANADIENNE DES FEMMES
Public foundationFoundations·302 - 1920 YONGE ST · TORONTO, ON · M4S 3E2·BN 129855607RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
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.
This filing's expense lines don't reconcile: program spending (line 5000) plus overhead (5010 + 5020) adds up to more than total spending (4950). Cents-to-cause and overhead can't both be right, and the filing doesn't say which — so this charity is left out of ranked search results for this filing year. We show both figures exactly as filed; read them together with this in mind, or check the public record ↗.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
1. WE FUND PROGRAMS THAT HELP WOMEN TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AFTER ESCAPING VIOLENCE AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT TEACH YOUTH OW TO CREATE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. 2. WE FUND LIFE-CHANGING PROGRMAS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN. 3. WE FUND DYNAMIC PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS THAT EXPLORE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DO PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BECOME MEDIA-LITERATE LEARN TO THINK CRITICALLY AND TAKE ON LEADERSHIP IN A SUPPORTIVE ALL-GIRL ENVIRONMENT. 4. WE FUND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT HELP WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CANADA EXCAPE SEX TRAFFICKING AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND THAT WORK TO … Show more
1. WE FUND PROGRAMS THAT HELP WOMEN TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AFTER ESCAPING VIOLENCE AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS THAT TEACH YOUTH OW TO CREATE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. 2. WE FUND LIFE-CHANGING PROGRMAS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN. 3. WE FUND DYNAMIC PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS THAT EXPLORE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DO PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BECOME MEDIA-LITERATE LEARN TO THINK CRITICALLY AND TAKE ON LEADERSHIP IN A SUPPORTIVE ALL-GIRL ENVIRONMENT. 4. WE FUND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT HELP WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CANADA EXCAPE SEX TRAFFICKING AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES AND THAT WORK TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING. 5. WE CONDUCT RESEARCH EVALUATE OUR WORK AND PUBLISH OUR FINDINGS TO ADVANC NEW KNOWLEDGE. 6. WE PROVIDE TRAINING AND SHARE OUR EXPERTISE BY HOSTING FORUMS AND REGIONAL SKILLS INSTITUTES. 7. WE PROVIDE DONOR EDUCATION INITIATIVES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES FACING WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CANADA.
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)37%
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 ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)21%
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.3 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$18.2M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)4%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)60%
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 ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $5.7M | 40¢ | 60% | 8.2 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $19.5M | 67¢ | 33% | 4.6 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $30.2M | 82¢ | 18% | 6.6 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $34.0M | 74¢ | 26% | 7.3 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $68.0M | 79¢ | 21% | 3.2 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $18.2M | 793¢✱ | 21% | 0.3 yr |
| trend |
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 ↗
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Overall rating
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Results reporting
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Demonstrated impact
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Board of directors
16 directors reported · 16 of 16at arm's length
- CLARKE, LAURIEDIRECTORarm's length
- LAVELL-HARVARD, DAWNDIRECTORarm's length
- LUMPKIN, RAMONADIRECTORarm's length
- O'CONNOR, LISADIRECTORarm's length
- YOUNG, LAURIEDIRECTORarm's length
- HOTHI, JASPREETDIRECTORarm's length
- SIKAND, MEENUDIRECTORarm's length
- SOBEY, OLIVIADIRECTORarm's length
- MOSS, MARGARETDIRECTORarm's length
- VANDER ZIEL, SANDYDIRECTORarm's length
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- HU, KIMBERLYDIRECTORarm's length
- MARIANI, SARAHDIRECTORarm's length
- ULMER, KIMDIRECTORarm's length
- FLINDERS, LORIDIRECTORarm's length
- IWAENI, OYINLOLADIRECTORarm's length
- PEREIRA, ROXANNEDIRECTORarm'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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