TREE CANADA / ARBRES CANADA
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·300 - 245 COOPER ST · OTTAWA, ON · K2P 0G2·BN 137708509RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
82¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
18%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$14.3M
Charity Intelligence ★★★★ · T2
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Common questions
How do I donate to Tree Canada?
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 Tree Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 137708509RR0001. 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 Tree Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 300 - 245 COOPER ST, OTTAWA, ON, K2P 0G2. Source.
What does Tree Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "• Greening Canada's School Grounds - Tree Canada supports tree and shrubs planting projects in educational institutions across Canada. • Edible Trees - Tree Canada promotes the planting and maintenance of fruit and nut-bearing trees in communities on publicly-accessible sites. • National Greening Program - mass…" Full program description.
How much of Tree Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Tree Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $14.3M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
• Greening Canada's School Grounds - Tree Canada supports tree and shrubs planting projects in educational institutions across Canada. • Edible Trees - Tree Canada promotes the planting and maintenance of fruit and nut-bearing trees in communities on publicly-accessible sites. • National Greening Program - mass seedling planting program across Canada. Projects take place every year in each of 5 regions: British Columbia (BC) Prairies (AB SK MB) Ontario (ON) Quebec (QC) and Atlantic (PE NB NS NL) targeting areas where there is a need for reforestation or afforestation due to human act… Show more
• Greening Canada's School Grounds - Tree Canada supports tree and shrubs planting projects in educational institutions across Canada. • Edible Trees - Tree Canada promotes the planting and maintenance of fruit and nut-bearing trees in communities on publicly-accessible sites. • National Greening Program - mass seedling planting program across Canada. Projects take place every year in each of 5 regions: British Columbia (BC) Prairies (AB SK MB) Ontario (ON) Quebec (QC) and Atlantic (PE NB NS NL) targeting areas where there is a need for reforestation or afforestation due to human activity or other causes. • National Tree Day – Tree planting events funded by Tree Canada and its sponsors. This annual celebration occurs in all provinces allowing corporate and community volunteers the chance to plant learn and appreciate the many benefits that trees provide to us. • Canadian Urban Forest Network - knowledge transfer program providing opportunities among individuals municipalities provincial and federal departments and academic research groups to exchange on topics in urban forestry. • Grow Clean Air - offsetting carbon emissions through certified partners. • Partners In Planting - Employee engagement events that allow corporate sponsors to plant and steward trees in urban centers across the country focusing on neighbourhoods where their employees live and work. • Operation Releaf - aimed at helping communities recover from natural disasters and pests by restoring community urban and rural green spaces. Tree Canada aims to support everyone impacted by the disasters including private residents landowners and municipalities. • Urban Programs: Various large-scale planting projects in urban areas funded by major sponsors including BC Hydro Community ReGreening CN Montreal Urban Canopy Winnipeg One Million Tree Challenge. • Treemendous Communities – funding opportunities to support community tree planting projects that create long-lasting benefits. Funding is available to Canadian municipalities Indigenous communities business improvement associations non-profit and community groups.
New programs
Greening Canada's Community Canopy (GCCC) Program-The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) supports 2 100 municipalities of all sizes from Canada's cities and rural communities. FCM and Tree Canada work together on the Growing Canada’s Community Canopies (GCCC) program. GCCC is a $291M initiative that will support planting at least 1.2 million trees across the country.
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.
82¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ 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 ($10M–$100M).
this charity 82¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
18%
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
1.3 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)$14.3M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)14%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
22%
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
14%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
22%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
64%
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 | $5.3M | 88¢ | 12% | 0.9 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $4.4M | 85¢ | 15% | 1.3 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $5.0M | 75¢ | 25% | 1.8 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $8.6M | 81¢ | 19% | 1.6 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $10.8M | 84¢ | 16% | 1.7 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $14.3M | 82¢ | 18% | 1.3 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)
Published ratings by Charity Intelligence Canada's analysts — a separate, human review. Shown as published, never blended into our computed figures.
Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Board of directors
12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length
- Bélec, PierreDirectorarm's length
- Duguay, LeoPast Chairarm's length
- Lewis, LawrenceDirectorarm's length
- Assaf, MoeVice-Chairarm's length
- Barker-Merz, JulieDirectorarm's length
- D'Cunha, ScottChairarm's length
- Dobbie, DorothyAdvisory Council Representativarm's length
- Fitzgerald, SabrinaDirectorarm's length
- Knight, WilliamDirectorarm's length
- Smith, SandyDirectorarm's length
- Harris, JackDirectorarm's length
- Gronski, ShelleyDirectorarm'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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