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The Catholic Children's Aid Foundation

Public foundationFoundations·2206 EGLINTON AVE E · SCARBOROUGH, ON · M1L 4S7·BN 720484682RR0001

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31

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.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Scholarships - Providing financial support to youth for their post-secondary field of choice. Camp 4 Kids - Focused on helping children build self-esteem learn new skills and make long-lasting friendships through summer camps. Christmas Program - Brighten Christmas for disadvantaged families by providing toys books and other essentials. Sacramental Preparation - Fund set aside for assisting children with their faith and preparing them to receive their sacraments. Emergency Grants - Helping families meet basic needs including clothing school supplies and rent. Ignite the Spark - Giving Show more

Scholarships - Providing financial support to youth for their post-secondary field of choice. Camp 4 Kids - Focused on helping children build self-esteem learn new skills and make long-lasting friendships through summer camps. Christmas Program - Brighten Christmas for disadvantaged families by providing toys books and other essentials. Sacramental Preparation - Fund set aside for assisting children with their faith and preparing them to receive their sacraments. Emergency Grants - Helping families meet basic needs including clothing school supplies and rent. Ignite the Spark - Giving children/youth the opportunity to attend athletic recreational art-based and cultural programs. Home Based Funds - Five different envelopes of support (rent support furniture bank fees moving fees gift cards and emergency funds). Tutoring Fund - Assisting children/youth with their ongoing educational needs. Real Estate - Hold real estate property for the Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto (qualified donee) for the exclusive use of the Society's discharge of its charitable functions and activities. The properties are designated for foster care group care and emergency relief.

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.

Disbursed to qualified donees

T1 · computed (open data)

44%

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 ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

55%

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 ↗

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

47.7 yr

Years current reserves could cover program spending.

Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

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)

34%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

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 ↗

Over the years

Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 20202024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2020-03-31
2021-03-31$42.8M44¢56%74.9 yr
2022-03-31$7.6M41¢59%67.2 yr
2023-03-31$985K43¢57%63.1 yr
2024-03-31$2.6M45¢55%47.7 yr
trend

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 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Board of directors

12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length

  • GILLIN, PHILIPDirectorarm's length
  • COCUZZO, ANTHONYChairarm's length
  • DES ROCHERS, SUSANNEVice Chairarm's length
  • TINMOUTH, TARASecretaryarm's length
  • GRAYHURST, GEOFFREYDIRECTORarm's length
  • VOUTSINOS, JOHNDIRECTORarm's length
  • BRENNAN, PETERTREASURERarm's length
  • PALANDRA, MARIA TERESADIRECTORarm's length
  • MURPHY, CAMERONDIRECTORarm's length
  • GILLIGAN, JAMESEXECUTIVE DIRECTORarm's length
  • SECNIK, CLARACHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERarm's length
  • O'BRIEN, KATHLEENDirectorarm'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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