CANADIAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·60 LOWTHER AVENUE · TORONTO, ON · M5R 1C7·BN 132146549RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
75¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
25%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
8.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$944K
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 Canadian Friends Service Committee?
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Is Canadian Friends Service Committee a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 132146549RR0001. 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 Canadian Friends Service Committee located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 60 LOWTHER AVENUE, TORONTO, ON, M5R 1C7. Source.
What does Canadian Friends Service Committee do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "QUAKER WORK IS A TIMELESS BECAUSE OF OUR VALUES. EVERYTHING WE DO A CFSC IS AN EXPRESSION OF PEACE INTEGRITY EQUALITY SIMPLICITY AND RESPECT FOR ALL CREATION CENTRAL TO OUR WORK ARE THE RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST AND RESPECT THAT WE BUILD SEEKING ALWAYS TO ENGAGE AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. WHAT ONE OF OUR…" Full program description.
How much of Canadian Friends Service Committee's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Canadian Friends Service Committee?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $944K (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
QUAKER WORK IS A TIMELESS BECAUSE OF OUR VALUES. EVERYTHING WE DO A CFSC IS AN EXPRESSION OF PEACE INTEGRITY EQUALITY SIMPLICITY AND RESPECT FOR ALL CREATION CENTRAL TO OUR WORK ARE THE RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST AND RESPECT THAT WE BUILD SEEKING ALWAYS TO ENGAGE AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. WHAT ONE OF OUR PARTNERS CALLS CFSC'S 'MEASURED AND DISCIPLINED APPROACH' HAS CONTRIBUTED TO BIG THINGS. FROM SUPPORTING THOSE AFFECTED BY WAR TO WINNING IMPROVED RECOGNITION FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL WE'VE BEEN PART OF MAJOR POSITIVE CHANGES SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1931. PRESENTLY CFSC IS OFF… Show more
QUAKER WORK IS A TIMELESS BECAUSE OF OUR VALUES. EVERYTHING WE DO A CFSC IS AN EXPRESSION OF PEACE INTEGRITY EQUALITY SIMPLICITY AND RESPECT FOR ALL CREATION CENTRAL TO OUR WORK ARE THE RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST AND RESPECT THAT WE BUILD SEEKING ALWAYS TO ENGAGE AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. WHAT ONE OF OUR PARTNERS CALLS CFSC'S 'MEASURED AND DISCIPLINED APPROACH' HAS CONTRIBUTED TO BIG THINGS. FROM SUPPORTING THOSE AFFECTED BY WAR TO WINNING IMPROVED RECOGNITION FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL WE'VE BEEN PART OF MAJOR POSITIVE CHANGES SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1931. PRESENTLY CFSC IS OFFERING THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: O COMMUNITY-BASED WORK TO PREVENT REPAIR AND MOVE BEYOND HARM WHEN CRIMES ARE COMMITTED O SUPPORT FOR ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONING CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN O WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TOWARDS THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES O ENCOURAGE AND EDUCATE CANADIANS TO ENGAGE WITH THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION CALLS TO ACTION O PEACE EDUCATION AND SKILLS BUILDING IN CANADA ISRAEL/PALESTINE AND BURUNDI O ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN CANADA IN KEEPING WITH QUAKER TESTIMONIES. O DISCOURSE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL WITH POLICY MAKERS
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.
75¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ 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 75¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
25%
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
8.2 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$944K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)18%
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
18%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
82%
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 | $568K | 73¢ | 27% | 8.3 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $209K | 72¢ | 28% | 7.8 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $1.8M | 71¢ | 29% | 11.9 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $1.1M | 73¢ | 27% | 10.2 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $56K | 75¢ | 25% | 7.8 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $944K | 75¢ | 25% | 8.2 yr |
| 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
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- AUTY, DAISIEDIRECTORarm's length
- BLOM, BRENDADIRECTORarm's length
- CROSS, PETERTREASURERarm's length
- FIFE, RODIRECTORarm's length
- HENEGAR, LILLIANDIRECTOR/REC. CLERKarm's length
- HUGHES, ROBDIRECTORarm's length
- ROBINSON, LANADIRECTORarm's length
- ZELAZNY, VINCEDIRECTORarm'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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