Sending Sunshine
Charitable organizationRelief of the aged·106 - 377 BURNHAMTHORPE RD E · MISSISSAUGA, ON · L5A 3Y1·BN 730627478RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
62¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
38%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$28K
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
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Is Sending Sunshine a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 730627478RR0001. 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 Sending Sunshine located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 106 - 377 BURNHAMTHORPE RD E, MISSISSAUGA, ON, L5A 3Y1. Source.
What does Sending Sunshine do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Sending Sunshine’s core programs are divided into three areas that are designed to foster interaction between student volunteers youth groups and seniors. Handwritten Cards Program - The card program involves volunteers students and youth groups who design cards and hand-write uplifting messages. We receive the…" Full program description.
How much of Sending Sunshine's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 62¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Sending Sunshine?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $28K (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
Sending Sunshine’s core programs are divided into three areas that are designed to foster interaction between student volunteers youth groups and seniors. Handwritten Cards Program - The card program involves volunteers students and youth groups who design cards and hand-write uplifting messages. We receive the cards from around the world which are then mailed to our PO Box which we then distribute to our partner care facilities. Pen Pal Program – This unique program is intended to facilitate meaningful one-on-one intergenerational bonds. It’s a tangible way for the elderly and youth to… Show more
Sending Sunshine’s core programs are divided into three areas that are designed to foster interaction between student volunteers youth groups and seniors. Handwritten Cards Program - The card program involves volunteers students and youth groups who design cards and hand-write uplifting messages. We receive the cards from around the world which are then mailed to our PO Box which we then distribute to our partner care facilities. Pen Pal Program – This unique program is intended to facilitate meaningful one-on-one intergenerational bonds. It’s a tangible way for the elderly and youth to create new connections while providing an engaging activity for participants. There is a pen-pal set up between a resident and one of our volunteers to write each other personalize cards. School Chapters Program - School chapters allow students to gain leadership skills and give back to their community. Groups of friends or classmates team up with the School's Chapter Leader(s) to write design and craft cards and letters to seniors. The chapters collectively mail cards to our PO Box which we then distribute to our partner care facilities.
New programs
The Senior Nomination program is a new program to our organization. Each month our team reviews the nominations of seniors sent in by our community that could benefit from receiving hand-written uplifting messages. We choose these individuals to include on our website. Then anyone from around the world can read about each nominated senior and send a card to one or more of their choice. The cards are sent to the nominator's address who will collect the cards and deliver them to the senior they nominated!
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.
62¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 62¢ 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 62¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
38%
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)$28K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)31%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
11%
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
31%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
11%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
58%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2023–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-31 | $21K | 77¢ | 23% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $28K | 62¢ | 38% | — |
| 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
4 directors reported · 4 of 4at arm's length
- PARKER, MARISSA NExecutive Directorarm's length
- WU, TRACYProgram Directorarm's length
- CROWE, EMILYEvents Directorarm's length
- HONDERMANN, SOLANGE MTreasurerarm'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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