THE DAMASCUS ROAD FOUNDATION
Private foundationFoundations advancing religion·101 - 848 GORDON ST · GUELPH, ON · N1G 1Y7·BN 706656329RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Disbursed to charities T1
91%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
98%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
12,294 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$44.9M
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.
Common questions
How do I donate to The Damascus Road Foundation?
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Is The Damascus Road Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 706656329RR0001. 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 The Damascus Road Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 101 - 848 GORDON ST, GUELPH, ON, N1G 1Y7. Source.
What does The Damascus Road Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We receive and maintain a fund or funds and apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom to qualified donees by way of charitable grants. Following appropriate research and due diligence selected qualified donees receive funding to advance religion specifically the Christian faith through evangelism or…" Full program description.
How much does The Damascus Road Foundation disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 91% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Damascus Road Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $44.9M (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We receive and maintain a fund or funds and apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom to qualified donees by way of charitable grants. Following appropriate research and due diligence selected qualified donees receive funding to advance religion specifically the Christian faith through evangelism or related work.
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)91%
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 ↗
98%
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
12,294 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)$44.9M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
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
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $12.4M | 19% | 61,616.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $8.3M | 28% | 123,939.3 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $16.6M | 33% | 1,794,963 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $-8491K | 38% | 18,076.9 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $105.7M | 99% | 19,957.9 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $44.9M | 98% | 12,294 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)
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Board of directors
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- Lang, StuartChair of the Boardarm's length
- Hinzelman, GreggDirectorarm's length
- Bergen, RodneyDirectorarm's length
- Visser, ShailaDirectorarm's length
- Lambier, CindyDirectorarm'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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