A BETTER WORLD HELPING HANDS CANADA
Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·206 - 5033 52 ST · LACOMBE, AB · T4L 2A6·BN 800994006RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
93¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
7%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.8 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.0M
Charity Intelligence ★★ B · T2
— 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 A Better World Helping Hands Canada?
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Is A Better World Helping Hands Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 800994006RR0001. 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 A Better World Helping Hands Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 206 - 5033 52 ST, LACOMBE, AB, T4L 2A6. Source.
What does A Better World Helping Hands Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We provide funding in 6 countries overseas for education development health services and water and sanitation development. In 2024 ABW built 57 classrooms and provided more than $145 000 in scholarships and installed 15 water catchment systems. We completed 3 deep water wells and 3 shallow water wells 71 toilets…" Full program description.
How much of A Better World Helping Hands Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is A Better World Helping Hands Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.0M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We provide funding in 6 countries overseas for education development health services and water and sanitation development. In 2024 ABW built 57 classrooms and provided more than $145 000 in scholarships and installed 15 water catchment systems. We completed 3 deep water wells and 3 shallow water wells 71 toilets built or improved 5 medical clinics cared for more than 3 500 children with disabilities in 3 countries. In Canada ABW provided leadership training for youth and led trips themed on philanthropy training for youth. ABW's long-term goal of creating self-sufficiency was demonstrated… Show more
We provide funding in 6 countries overseas for education development health services and water and sanitation development. In 2024 ABW built 57 classrooms and provided more than $145 000 in scholarships and installed 15 water catchment systems. We completed 3 deep water wells and 3 shallow water wells 71 toilets built or improved 5 medical clinics cared for more than 3 500 children with disabilities in 3 countries. In Canada ABW provided leadership training for youth and led trips themed on philanthropy training for youth. ABW's long-term goal of creating self-sufficiency was demonstrated as the work overseas was completed by local people with only monitoring by ABW.
New programs
For 2025 ABW has planned the following projects: 55 classrooms 50 toilets and offer $150 000 in scholarships to students. For health development we plan to improve 3 medical clinics provide funding for 3 500 children with disabilities together with post care medical staff training. For water development we plan to install 15 water catchment systems and 2 community water wells.
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.
93¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 93¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 93¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
7%
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
0.8 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$2.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)77%
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
77%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
23%
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 | $1.6M | 91¢ | 9% | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.6M | 94¢ | 13% | 1.7 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.6M | 96¢ | 7% | 1.1 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.5M | 93¢ | 7% | 0.8 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.9M | 94¢ | 6% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.0M | 93¢ | 7% | 0.8 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)
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceB
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceLow
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- Sydenham, RonaldChair Board of Directorsarm's length
- MacPhail, StewartVice Chairarm's length
- Loxdale, RayDirectorarm's length
- Lapointe, JulieDirector Secretaryarm's length
- Bontje, GordDirectorarm's length
- Sankey, ScottDirectorarm's length
- Walls, MonaDirectorarm's length
- Schnoor, WarrenDirectorarm'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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