Hope in the Dark
Charitable organizationSupportive health care·2607 41 ST SE · CALGARY, AB · T2B 1C9·BN 786882696RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
79¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
21%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$229K
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 Hope in the Dark?
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Is Hope in the Dark a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 786882696RR0001. 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 Hope in the Dark located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 2607 41 ST SE, CALGARY, AB, T2B 1C9. Source.
What does Hope in the Dark do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Similar to 2023 in the past year we operated two centers in Colombia. The first one is in the city of Bucaramanga where we provide a safe place for up to 100 children who live in surrounding slums. We provide free daily nutritious meals for the children Bible studies for the children extracurricular activities/…" Full program description.
How much of Hope in the Dark's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 79¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Hope in the Dark?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $229K (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
Similar to 2023 in the past year we operated two centers in Colombia. The first one is in the city of Bucaramanga where we provide a safe place for up to 100 children who live in surrounding slums. We provide free daily nutritious meals for the children Bible studies for the children extracurricular activities/ after school program homework support/ tutoring and on an as-needed basis school supplies and uniforms. We also provide counselling and psychological services to the kids and their parents. Our second center is located in the city of Cartagena Colombia and it follows the same … Show more
Similar to 2023 in the past year we operated two centers in Colombia. The first one is in the city of Bucaramanga where we provide a safe place for up to 100 children who live in surrounding slums. We provide free daily nutritious meals for the children Bible studies for the children extracurricular activities/ after school program homework support/ tutoring and on an as-needed basis school supplies and uniforms. We also provide counselling and psychological services to the kids and their parents. Our second center is located in the city of Cartagena Colombia and it follows the same model of our center in Bucaramanga. We serve approximately 70 children and several single moms in this center. In addition to the services we provided to the population we serve between the 2 centers we employed 14 staff last year including cooks psychologists teachers coordinators and 1 director.
New programs
There is no new program for this charity in 2024.
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.
79¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 79¢ 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 79¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
21%
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
1.1 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$229K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)76%
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
76%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
24%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $85K | 94¢ | 6% | 1.6 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $80K | 91¢ | 9% | 3.3 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $85K | 96¢ | 5% | 2.6 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $100K | 87¢ | 13% | 1.6 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $182K | 72¢ | 28% | 1.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $229K | 79¢ | 21% | 1.1 yr |
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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
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- Rojas, Christian CanasChairarm's length
- Ramirez, AndresTrustee at Largearm's length
- Mamen, ChrisTrustee at Largearm's length
- Bone, DavidTrustee at Largearm's length
- Cote, CatalinaTrustee at Largearm's length
- Murage, JadynTrustee at Largearm's length
- Rutherford, RobertTreasurerarm's length
- Umbsaar, Ronald JTreasurerarm'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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