Raya Development Foundation
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·3044 ABERNATHY WAY · OAKVILLE, ON · L6M 5C1·BN 777516477RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
46¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
1%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$50K
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
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Common questions
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Is Raya Development Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 777516477RR0001. 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 Raya Development Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 3044 ABERNATHY WAY, OAKVILLE, ON, L6M 5C1. Source.
What does Raya Development Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1/ Raya Development Foundation (RDF Canada) responded to an urgent request to support fifteen individuals in Wargba facing early signs of starvation with some already migrating in search of food. After independently verifying the situation RDF Canada approved and released 180 000 Birr in line with its mission to…" Full program description.
How much of Raya Development Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 46¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Raya Development Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $50K (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
1/ Raya Development Foundation (RDF Canada) responded to an urgent request to support fifteen individuals in Wargba facing early signs of starvation with some already migrating in search of food. After independently verifying the situation RDF Canada approved and released 180 000 Birr in line with its mission to relieve poverty. The funds intended to sustain the individuals for three months until additional aid arrives were sent to a local representative who in collaboration with the Raya Azebo social affairs officer distributed the aid. Each person received 100 kg of sorghum 5 liters o… Show more
1/ Raya Development Foundation (RDF Canada) responded to an urgent request to support fifteen individuals in Wargba facing early signs of starvation with some already migrating in search of food. After independently verifying the situation RDF Canada approved and released 180 000 Birr in line with its mission to relieve poverty. The funds intended to sustain the individuals for three months until additional aid arrives were sent to a local representative who in collaboration with the Raya Azebo social affairs officer distributed the aid. Each person received 100 kg of sorghum 5 liters of cooking oil and 3 000 Birr in cash for supplemental food. 2/ Due to ongoing food shortages caused by war-related destruction mass displacement and now severe drought the people of Tigray are facing life-threatening hunger. In response Raya Development Foundation Canada (RDF Canada) identified three remote and previously inaccessible villages in Ofla Woreda southern Tigray as critically in need. After confirming the situation with local authorities RDF Canada approved 700 000 Birr in emergency aid for 100 vulnerable families. The funds were used by RDF Canada’s local representative in coordination with woreda officials to distribute 70 kg of corn 5 liters of cooking oil and 2 000 Birr in cash per person to address immediate food needs. 3/ Raya Development Foundation (RDF Canada) purchased a submersible pump set to support 35 households (80 farmers) in Maru Raya Chercher in establishing an irrigation system. This initiative aims to enhance sustainable food security for the farmers and their surrounding community by addressing recurring crop failures caused by unpredictable rainfall. RDF Canada invested over 4 million Ethiopian Birr (approximately 40 000 Canadian dollars) in the pump system and related services. 4/ Raya Development Foundation (RDF Canada) responded to a request for financial aid to support twelve high school students struggling with extreme poverty. These students either internally displaced or traveling long distances to attend school were at risk of dropping out due to lack of food clothing and school supplies. After verifying the situation RDF Canada released funds to support the students through the end of the current school year. The money deposited in a trust account will be distributed monthly for shelter food clothing and supplies over the next six months starting January 2024.
New programs
To help address the root cause of poverty in the region we are now focusing our attention from donations to more sustainable agricultural development projects with special focus on the unemployed youth and female farmers. RDA is planning to assist destitute farmers in the area to setup small scale irrigation systems to help them produce sustainable food source and for better food security.
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.
46¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 46¢ 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 46¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
1%
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)$50K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)3%
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
3%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
97%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2020–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | $32K | 95¢ | 5% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $23K | 85¢ | 15% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $36K | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $36K | 82¢ | 18% | 1.9 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $50K | 46¢ | 1% | — |
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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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- Beyene, AbrahamExecutive Directorarm's length
- Kiros, SamuelFinance Controllerarm's length
- Redaey, ZewdiDirectorarm's length
- Gebretsadik, DanielDirectorarm's length
- Abraham, GeberezgiFinance Officerarm's length
- Abay, HadasCommunications Officerarm's length
- Gezahegn, TekaDirectorarm'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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