HAMILTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Public foundationFoundations·700-120 KING ST W · HAMILTON, ON · L8P 4V2·BN 130527427RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Disbursed to charities T1
75%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
328%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
175.9 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$33.5M
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.
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 ↗.
Common questions
How do I donate to Hamilton Community Foundation?
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 Hamilton Community Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 130527427RR0001. 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 Hamilton Community Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 700-120 KING ST W, HAMILTON, ON, L8P 4V2. Source.
What does Hamilton Community Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "HAMILTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DRIVES POSITIVE CHANGE IN HAMILTON BY BUILDING AND MANAGING ENDOWED AND OTHER CHARITABLE FUNDS AND MAKING STRATEGIC AND EFFECTIVE GRANTS AND LOANS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES. WE FACILITATE GROWTH OF PHILANTHROPY ACT AS A KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE AND AS A CATALYST FOR…" Full program description.
How much does Hamilton Community Foundation disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 75% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Hamilton Community Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $33.5M (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
HAMILTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DRIVES POSITIVE CHANGE IN HAMILTON BY BUILDING AND MANAGING ENDOWED AND OTHER CHARITABLE FUNDS AND MAKING STRATEGIC AND EFFECTIVE GRANTS AND LOANS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES. WE FACILITATE GROWTH OF PHILANTHROPY ACT AS A KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE AND AS A CATALYST FOR COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING AND BY BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE IDEAS AND RESOURCES. OUR GRANTS ARE DISBURSED TO QUALIFIED RECIPIENTS PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN HAMILTON. WE SERVE ALL SECTORS OF OUR CITY; ARTS AND CULTURE EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT RECREATION HEALTH AND SERVICES.
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)75%
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 ↗
328%
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
175.9 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 ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% 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)$33.5M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)16%
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
16%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
84%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $20.6M | 58% | 151.2 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $22.9M | 62% | 170 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $69.4M | 62% | 218.2 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $21.2M | 60% | 200.6 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $17.6M | 64% | 233.6 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $33.5M | 328% | 175.9 yr |
| 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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
17 directors reported · 17 of 17at arm's length
- EADY, BROOKEDIRECTORarm's length
- ELMAYAN, SHYLODIRECTORarm's length
- HOOSEIN, ASSADDIRECTORarm's length
- JENSEN, CHERYLVICE CHAIRarm's length
- PANDYA, PRANAVDIRECTORarm's length
- MONTOUR, AMYDIRECTORarm's length
- MURPHY, SARAHCHAIRarm's length
- EDRUPT, SANDRATREASURERarm's length
- BEATTY, CAMDIRECTORarm's length
- BEAUPRE, KRISTINEDIRECTORarm's length
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- CRIMINISI, CHARLESDIRECTORarm's length
- GRAY, ELIZABETHDIRECTORarm's length
- CARR, TRACEYDIRECTORarm's length
- MURPHY, SARAHPAST CHAIRarm's length
- LAURA, CATTARIDIRECTORarm's length
- JENSEN, CHERYLCHAIRarm's length
- SAEED, HAIDERDIRECTORarm'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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