Life for lives community action centre
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·347 JANE ST · TORONTO, ON · M6S 3Z3·BN 708211321RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
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not in this filing
Operating overhead T1
100%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
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not in this filing
Revenue T1
$69K
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
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Common questions
How do I donate to Life for lives community action centre?
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Is Life for lives community action centre a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 708211321RR0001. 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 Life for lives community action centre located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 347 JANE ST, TORONTO, ON, M6S 3Z3. Source.
What does Life for lives community action centre do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Sertão Vivo Project The Sertão Vivo Project is dedicated to bridging the educational gap for children in Brazil’s remote northeast. While public schools exist they often lack basic resources—leaving families unable to afford essential supplies. As a result many children are excluded from the learning process. Life…" Full program description.
How big is Life for lives community action centre?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $69K (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
Sertão Vivo Project The Sertão Vivo Project is dedicated to bridging the educational gap for children in Brazil’s remote northeast. While public schools exist they often lack basic resources—leaving families unable to afford essential supplies. As a result many children are excluded from the learning process. Life for Lives responds by collecting school supplies in Canada and personally delivering them to eligible students in Brazil. Each year over 3 000 volunteer hours sustain this initiative. A team of Canadian volunteers travels annually to distribute materials build local connections … Show more
Sertão Vivo Project The Sertão Vivo Project is dedicated to bridging the educational gap for children in Brazil’s remote northeast. While public schools exist they often lack basic resources—leaving families unable to afford essential supplies. As a result many children are excluded from the learning process. Life for Lives responds by collecting school supplies in Canada and personally delivering them to eligible students in Brazil. Each year over 3 000 volunteer hours sustain this initiative. A team of Canadian volunteers travels annually to distribute materials build local connections and promote educational equity. With the help of airline partners and donors we ensure these vital supplies reach those who need them most. Heart to Heart Project Through our Heart to Heart Project Life for Lives brings comfort to individuals undergoing breast cancer treatment. Volunteers craft heart-shaped pillows that support physical recovery and offer emotional warmth during a challenging time. These pillows are more than soft gifts—they help ease post-surgical pain while symbolizing solidarity and care. We aim to remind each recipient that they are not alone in their journey. Memory Workshop Our Memory Workshop is an intergenerational initiative designed to promote cognitive well-being creativity and community engagement among seniors. Through storytelling arts and memory-sharing activities participants are invited to preserve their life stories while forming new connections. The workshop encourages mental stimulation fosters dignity and builds bridges between generations—celebrating the rich experiences of older adults and nurturing a culture of respect and inclusion.
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.
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Not computable from this filing.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
100%
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
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$69K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)53%
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
53%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
47%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2021–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | $57K | 96¢ | 4% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $74K | 96¢ | 4% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $50K | 98¢ | 2% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $69K | — | 100% | — |
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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)
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Board of directors
4 directors reported · 4 of 4at arm's length
- SANTOS, DIANNA CLAUDIA DSPRESIDENTarm's length
- DA SILVA, JENNFIER JSVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- AMARAL, MARIA DOS ANJOS MADIRECTORarm's length
- REIS TSULUHAS, CATIA CTDIRECTORarm'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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