CATCH THE FIRE OTTAWA
Charitable organizationChristianity·27 JOHANNA STREET · ALMONTE, ON · K0A 1A0·BN 801901760RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
89¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
11%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
3.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$251K
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 Catch the Fire Ottawa?
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Is Catch the Fire Ottawa a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 801901760RR0001. 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 Catch the Fire Ottawa located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 27 JOHANNA STREET, ALMONTE, ON, K0A 1A0. Source.
What does Catch the Fire Ottawa do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We held regular Church services children's ministry and community outreach. We administered the sacraments and taught the bible and the tenets of the Christian Faith. Pastors and volunteer leaders performed these services. We conducted training and equipping classes for congregants so they could apply biblical…" Full program description.
How much of Catch the Fire Ottawa's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Catch the Fire Ottawa?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $251K (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
We held regular Church services children's ministry and community outreach. We administered the sacraments and taught the bible and the tenets of the Christian Faith. Pastors and volunteer leaders performed these services. We conducted training and equipping classes for congregants so they could apply biblical principles to their daily lives. Our leaders conducted small group bible study and fellowship meetings in their homes and the church. We conducted seminars and events with guest speakers and attended regional gatherings with other church leaders. We made qualifying disbursements thro… Show more
We held regular Church services children's ministry and community outreach. We administered the sacraments and taught the bible and the tenets of the Christian Faith. Pastors and volunteer leaders performed these services. We conducted training and equipping classes for congregants so they could apply biblical principles to their daily lives. Our leaders conducted small group bible study and fellowship meetings in their homes and the church. We conducted seminars and events with guest speakers and attended regional gatherings with other church leaders. We made qualifying disbursements through gifts to qualified donees such as Catch The Fire World Love Them All Ottawa Inner City Ministries and St Paul's Anglican Church
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.
89¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ 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 89¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
11%
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
3.3 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)$251K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)86%
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
86%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
14%
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 | $154K | 89¢ | 11% | 1.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $153K | 89¢ | 11% | 1.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $181K | 89¢ | 11% | 2.3 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $203K | 91¢ | 9% | 2.5 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $219K | 92¢ | 8% | 2.4 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $251K | 89¢ | 11% | 3.3 yr |
| 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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
4 directors reported · 4 of 4at arm's length
- Chen, JenniferDirectorarm's length
- Kennedy, Thomas-Benjamin David JrDirectorarm's length
- Stephenson, BryanDirectorarm's length
- Leyenaar, KathrynDirectorarm'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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