Canadian Trees for Life
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·7856 FIFTH LINE SOUTH · MILTON, ON · L9T 2X8·BN 712287895RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
94¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
6%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.6M
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 Trees for Life?
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Is Canadian Trees for Life a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 712287895RR0001. 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 Trees for Life located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 7856 FIFTH LINE SOUTH, MILTON, ON, L9T 2X8. Source.
What does Canadian Trees for Life do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WE ARE A NATIONAL CHARITY COMMITTED TO MOBILIZING EMPOWERING AND INSPIRING TREE-PLANTING INITIATIVES ACROSS CANADA. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A HEALTHIER HAPPIER CANADA BY PLANTING TREES WHERE WE LIVE WORK AND PLAY. WE ELIMINATE HURDLES THAT GET IN THE WAY MAXIMIZING THE TREE-PLANTING CAPACITY OF OUR PARTNERS. WE…" Full program description.
How much of Canadian Trees for Life's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Canadian Trees for Life?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.6M (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
WE ARE A NATIONAL CHARITY COMMITTED TO MOBILIZING EMPOWERING AND INSPIRING TREE-PLANTING INITIATIVES ACROSS CANADA. OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A HEALTHIER HAPPIER CANADA BY PLANTING TREES WHERE WE LIVE WORK AND PLAY. WE ELIMINATE HURDLES THAT GET IN THE WAY MAXIMIZING THE TREE-PLANTING CAPACITY OF OUR PARTNERS. WE PROVIDE TREE-PLANTING ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE TOOLS RESOURCES AND NETWORKS TO ENABLE THEM TO GROW EXISTING TREE-PLANTING INITIATIVES IMPLEMENT NEW ONES AND EDUCATE MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE VITAL ROLES OF TREES.
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.
94¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 94¢ 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 94¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
6%
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 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)$2.6M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)27%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
27%
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
27%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
27%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
46%
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 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020-12-31 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $3.3M | 100¢ | 0% | 0.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $4.3M | 99¢ | 1% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.4M | 98¢ | 2% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.6M | 94¢ | 6% | 1 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
- CULLEN, MARKPRESIDENTarm's length
- SALEMI, JOEDIRECTORarm's length
- HURLEY, MICHAELEXECUTIVE DIRECTORarm's length
- CANSFIELD, DONNASECRETARYarm's length
- WETMORE, SCOTTTREASURERarm's length
- OLSEN, JEFFVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- DIGIOVANNI, TONYDIRECTORarm's length
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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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