Helping International Students
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·583 CATHARINE ST N · HAMILTON, ON · L8L 4V4·BN 788762946RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
54¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
46%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$78K
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 International Students?
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Is Helping International Students a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 788762946RR0001. 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 International Students located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 583 CATHARINE ST N, HAMILTON, ON, L8L 4V4. Source.
What does Helping International Students do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Community Integration Programming: Providing seasonal cultural events tours and partnerships with local families ('Friendship Families') to foster belonging and reduce isolation. Community Dinners and Local Events: Hosting regular community dinners to address international food insecurity loneliness and…" Full program description.
How much of Helping International Students's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 54¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Helping International Students?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $78K (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
Community Integration Programming: Providing seasonal cultural events tours and partnerships with local families ('Friendship Families') to foster belonging and reduce isolation. Community Dinners and Local Events: Hosting regular community dinners to address international food insecurity loneliness and opportunities for volunteers to support the international student community. Career Mentorship: Connecting international students with local professionals for one-on-one or group mentorship sessions to help students gain Canadian workplace cultural experience and natural networking opportu… Show more
Community Integration Programming: Providing seasonal cultural events tours and partnerships with local families ('Friendship Families') to foster belonging and reduce isolation. Community Dinners and Local Events: Hosting regular community dinners to address international food insecurity loneliness and opportunities for volunteers to support the international student community. Career Mentorship: Connecting international students with local professionals for one-on-one or group mentorship sessions to help students gain Canadian workplace cultural experience and natural networking opportunities. Volunteer Mobilization: Recruiting and equipping volunteers across the HIS network (Individuals Churches Community Groups) to engage effectively to service international students with hospitality mentorship and community programming. National Infrastructure through digital services: Maintain a national web platform to provide access to local and national resources volunteer registration systems and program information for 11 cities across Canada. Acts as the organizations CRM student engagement tracking marketing base and information gathering.
New programs
Assisted in the second iteration of 'Hamilton Welcomes the World' a collaborative event between the three post-secondary institutions in Hamilton and the City's EcDev office to welcome all new incoming international students to the city of Hamilton.
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.
54¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 54¢ 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 54¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
46%
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)$78K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
18%
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
2%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
18%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
80%
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 | $112K | 87¢ | 13% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $78K | 54¢ | 46% | — |
| 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
6 directors reported · 4 of 6at arm's length
- Wang, Jamie Mr.Director/Treasurerarm's length
- Gilman, Sarah MrsDirectorarm's length
- Cilliers, Johannes MrDirectorarm's length
- Choi, Ik Soo MrDirectorarm's length
- Koch, JakobChairnot at arm's length
- Koch, Robert MrDirectornot at arm'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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