Go Make a Difference
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·33 STANLEY ST · COLLINGWOOD, ON · L9Y 0G7·BN 716853304RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
0¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
100%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$246K
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 Go Make a Difference?
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Is Go Make a Difference a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 716853304RR0001. 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 Go Make a Difference located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 33 STANLEY ST, COLLINGWOOD, ON, L9Y 0G7. Source.
What does Go Make a Difference do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "It was our first year of operations ." Full program description.
How much of Go Make a Difference's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 0¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Go Make a Difference?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $246K (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
It was our first year of operations .
New programs
Education: Our goal is to keep children in school for as long as possible. So we have decided to eliminate all the reasons why many children do not go to school and then keep them in school for as long as possible. Identification. Identification use to be a problem for many people in Caraballo and Ascension. Many adults and children of Haitian Descent did not have any identification to allow them to live work complete their education in the Dominican Republic. Food Program - we provide a food program 5 days a week for the seniors and pre-school children in the community. Surgeries a… Show more
Education: Our goal is to keep children in school for as long as possible. So we have decided to eliminate all the reasons why many children do not go to school and then keep them in school for as long as possible. Identification. Identification use to be a problem for many people in Caraballo and Ascension. Many adults and children of Haitian Descent did not have any identification to allow them to live work complete their education in the Dominican Republic. Food Program - we provide a food program 5 days a week for the seniors and pre-school children in the community. Surgeries and Therapy These programs take place in the Dominican Republic
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.
0¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 0¢ 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 (under $1M).
this charity 0¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
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
—
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)$246K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)100%
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
100%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
0%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- Ratnam, MeganDirectorarm's length
- Burland, KarenDirectorarm's length
- King, GordonDirectorarm's length
- King, RegineDirectorarm's length
- Stadig, KristineChair - Directorarm's length
- Barrett, MichaelDirectorarm's length
- Murphy, NicoleTreasurer - Directorarm'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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