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Helping Haiti

Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·696 JOHNSON ST · KINGSTON, ON · K7L 2A8·BN 721108322RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31

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Cents to cause T1

97¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

3%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

—

not in this filing

Revenue T1

$13K

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 Helping Haiti?

You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.

Is Helping Haiti a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 721108322RR0001. 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 Helping Haiti located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 696 JOHNSON ST, KINGSTON, ON, K7L 2A8. Source.

What does Helping Haiti do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "DUE TO THE INSTABILITY OF HAITI OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO THE COUNTRY DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE WORK IN THE COUNTRY CONTINUES WITHOUT OUR CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS HAVING TO BE IN THE FIELD. THE ESSENCE OF THE WORK IS DIRECTED AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CITE SOLEIL HAITI THROUGH DIRECTED…" Full program description.

How much of Helping Haiti's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Helping Haiti?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $13K (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

DUE TO THE INSTABILITY OF HAITI OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO THE COUNTRY DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE WORK IN THE COUNTRY CONTINUES WITHOUT OUR CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS HAVING TO BE IN THE FIELD. THE ESSENCE OF THE WORK IS DIRECTED AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CITE SOLEIL HAITI THROUGH DIRECTED PROJECTS AIMED AT WATER FOOD HEALTH AND EDUCATION. TO DATE PROJECT WORK HAS INCLUDED CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER TOWER AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A HEALTH CLINIC. PRELIMINARY WORK WAS BEGUN ON THE ACQUISITION OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A SOCIAL MEETING PLACE FOR RECREAT… Show more

DUE TO THE INSTABILITY OF HAITI OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO THE COUNTRY DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE WORK IN THE COUNTRY CONTINUES WITHOUT OUR CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS HAVING TO BE IN THE FIELD. THE ESSENCE OF THE WORK IS DIRECTED AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CITE SOLEIL HAITI THROUGH DIRECTED PROJECTS AIMED AT WATER FOOD HEALTH AND EDUCATION. TO DATE PROJECT WORK HAS INCLUDED CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER TOWER AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A HEALTH CLINIC. PRELIMINARY WORK WAS BEGUN ON THE ACQUISITION OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A SOCIAL MEETING PLACE FOR RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. SPECIAL ATTENTION AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR 2021 EARTHQUAKE RELIEF. IN ADDITION TO ONGOING EARTHQUAKE RELIEF ALL PROGRAMS WERE OPERATED NORMALLY UNIT IT BECAME UNSAFE TO DO SO. MODIFICATION TO PROGRAMS INCLUDED WATER DELIVERY OPERATION OF A MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC AND A PROGRAM PROVIDING ELDER-CARE BY YOUTH IN THE AREA AND COMPREHENSIVE FIRST AID COURSES WERE RUN TO DEAL WITH THE FALLOUT OF GANG VIOLENCE.

New programs

DURING TIMES OF DIRE NEED A DELIVERY OF LOCALLY MADE BREAD WAS ORGANIZED.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

97¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ 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 97¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

3%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

—

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)

$13K

Last-reported total revenue.

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

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

26%

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 ↗ · what this means

Where the money comes from

Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.

  • Receipted donationsT1

    26%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    0%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    74%

    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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

6 directors reported · 6 of 6at arm's length

  • ARISTILDE, TAMMYDIRECTORarm's length
  • FRITZNER, REMEDORDIRECTORarm's length
  • SOUSA, AARONCHAIRarm's length
  • SPIECE WEBER, CHRISTINAPRESIDENTarm's length
  • COTTON SHALES, MADELINEVICE CHAIRarm's length
  • DESOUZA, LAURENDIRECTORarm'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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Helping Haiti — 97¢ of each $1 to programs