White Ribbon
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·5200 YOUNG STREET · 2ND FLOOR · TORONTO, ON · M2N 5P6·BN 141050708RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
84¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
16%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.9 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$3.2M
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 White Ribbon?
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Is White Ribbon a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 141050708RR0001. 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 White Ribbon located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 5200 YOUNG STREET, 2ND FLOOR, TORONTO, ON, M2N 5P6. Source.
What does White Ribbon do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WHITE RIBBON ENGAGES WITH MEN AND BOYS IN THE PREVENTION OF ALL FORMS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION BY PROMOTING EQUITY AND TRANSFORMING SOCIAL NORMS ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS. THROUGH OUR PREVENTION WORK WE: . EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN OUR WORKSHOPS WEBINARS LESSON PLANS E-COURSES AND EDUCATIONAL…" Full program description.
How much of White Ribbon's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is White Ribbon?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $3.2M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
WHITE RIBBON ENGAGES WITH MEN AND BOYS IN THE PREVENTION OF ALL FORMS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION BY PROMOTING EQUITY AND TRANSFORMING SOCIAL NORMS ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS. THROUGH OUR PREVENTION WORK WE: . EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN OUR WORKSHOPS WEBINARS LESSON PLANS E-COURSES AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES SO THEY ARE ALLIES FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND EMBRACE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS BASED ON RESPECT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND HEALTHY MASCULINITIES; . LEAD ORGANIZATIONS IN CHANGE MANAGEMENT THROUGH HELPING WORKPLACES AND SECTORS DEVELOP POLICIES STRATEGIES PUBLIC EDUCATI… Show more
WHITE RIBBON ENGAGES WITH MEN AND BOYS IN THE PREVENTION OF ALL FORMS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION BY PROMOTING EQUITY AND TRANSFORMING SOCIAL NORMS ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS. THROUGH OUR PREVENTION WORK WE: . EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN OUR WORKSHOPS WEBINARS LESSON PLANS E-COURSES AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES SO THEY ARE ALLIES FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND EMBRACE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS BASED ON RESPECT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND HEALTHY MASCULINITIES; . LEAD ORGANIZATIONS IN CHANGE MANAGEMENT THROUGH HELPING WORKPLACES AND SECTORS DEVELOP POLICIES STRATEGIES PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS AND TRAINING TO ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION ISSUES; AND . TRANSFORM CULTURALLY THROUGH OUR LARGE-SCALE SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS TO CREATE A NEW SOCIAL NORMS BASED ON EQUALITY AND RESPECT.
New programs
IN 2024 WHITE RIBBON PLACED INCREASED ATTENTION ON DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING PROGRAMMING THAT ADDRESSED ONLINE HATE AND VIOLENCE INCLUDING RESPONDING TO THE INCEL MOVEMENT AND ADDITIONAL FORMS OF ONLINE MISOGYNY AND DISCRIMINATION. WE ALSO DEEPENED OUT EVALUATION OF OUR PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE CONTRACTING OF THIRD-PARTY EVALUATORS IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE OUR PROGRAMS' EFFECTIVENESS AT CHANGING VALUES ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS. WE ALSO CONDUCTED TWO ORIGINAL RESEARCH STUDIES TO UNDERSTAND HOW RADICAL IDEOLOGIES THAT PROMOTE MISOGYNY AND DISCRIMINATION ARE EXPERIENCED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AN… Show more
IN 2024 WHITE RIBBON PLACED INCREASED ATTENTION ON DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING PROGRAMMING THAT ADDRESSED ONLINE HATE AND VIOLENCE INCLUDING RESPONDING TO THE INCEL MOVEMENT AND ADDITIONAL FORMS OF ONLINE MISOGYNY AND DISCRIMINATION. WE ALSO DEEPENED OUT EVALUATION OF OUR PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE CONTRACTING OF THIRD-PARTY EVALUATORS IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE OUR PROGRAMS' EFFECTIVENESS AT CHANGING VALUES ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS. WE ALSO CONDUCTED TWO ORIGINAL RESEARCH STUDIES TO UNDERSTAND HOW RADICAL IDEOLOGIES THAT PROMOTE MISOGYNY AND DISCRIMINATION ARE EXPERIENCED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND WITHIN ONTARIO'S EDUCATION SOCIAL SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH SECTORS. IN ADDITION WE COMMISSIONED A POLL TO GATHER INFORMATION ON ADULT CANADIANS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE MANOSPHERE TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO BE LAUNCHED IN EARLY 2025. THROUGHOUT 2024 WE CONTINUED TO WORK IN BOTH OFFICIAL LANGUAGES WITH NEW EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORTED EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS IN ONLINE SAFETY ALLYSHIP WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION PROMOTING HEALTHY MASCULINITIES AND MENTAL WELL-BEING AND FOSTERING INDIGENOUS YOUTH'S SAFETY AND WELLBEING. WE ALSO SUPPORTED MEN IN THEIR ALLYSHIP JOURNEY OF EMBRACING EQUITY AND HEALTHY MASCULINITIES THROUGH NUMEROUS ENGAGEMENTS WITH MALE-DOMINATED SECTORS AND WORKPLACES.
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.
84¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 84¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
16%
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
0.9 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$3.2M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
82%
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
1%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
82%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
17%
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 | $733K | 74¢ | 26% | 0.2 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $906K | 74¢ | 26% | 1.1 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.6M | 90¢ | 10% | 1.1 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $2.0M | 91¢ | 9% | 1.5 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.6M | — | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.2M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.9 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
12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length
- FEINER, JEFFBOARD SECRETARYarm's length
- SURDI, LOUIEBOARD TREASURERarm's length
- MITCHELL, MONACHAIRarm's length
- BOWE, MICHAELVICE-CHAIRarm's length
- CHILANGA, CHANDA CEECEEDIRECTORarm's length
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- ELKOUBY, ARIDIRECTORarm's length
- SHANAHAN, BRENDANDIRECTORarm's length
- SHELLING, WILLDIRECTORarm's length
- VALENTINI, SARAHDIRECTORarm's length
- DEVOE, JAMESDIRECTORarm'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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