CHARITY INTELLIGENCE CANADA
Charitable organizationFoundations·7 - 56 TEMPERANCE ST · TORONTO, ON · M5H 3V5·BN 803407956RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Cents to cause T1
90¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
10%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.0M
Charity Intelligence ★★★★★ A+ · 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 Charity Intelligence Canada?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Charity Intelligence Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 803407956RR0001. 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 Charity Intelligence Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 7 - 56 TEMPERANCE ST, TORONTO, ON, M5H 3V5. Source.
What does Charity Intelligence Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Founded in 2007 Charity Intelligence researches and analyses Canadian charities so donors have information to make informed and intelligent giving decisions. According to StatsCanada research 30% of Canadians say they do not give more to charity because they lack information to give confidently. Similarly from…" Full program description.
How much of Charity Intelligence Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Charity Intelligence Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.0M (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
Founded in 2007 Charity Intelligence researches and analyses Canadian charities so donors have information to make informed and intelligent giving decisions. According to StatsCanada research 30% of Canadians say they do not give more to charity because they lack information to give confidently. Similarly from national surveys 98% of Canadians want more information about charities. Yet only 20% find that charities provide this information. Charity Intelligence strives to bridge these information gaps so donors have greater confidence in their giving. 77% of donors who use Charity Intel… Show more
Founded in 2007 Charity Intelligence researches and analyses Canadian charities so donors have information to make informed and intelligent giving decisions. According to StatsCanada research 30% of Canadians say they do not give more to charity because they lack information to give confidently. Similarly from national surveys 98% of Canadians want more information about charities. Yet only 20% find that charities provide this information. Charity Intelligence strives to bridge these information gaps so donors have greater confidence in their giving. 77% of donors who use Charity Intelligence's website report greater confidence and give 32% more money. Through independent and objective ratings on 830 Canadian charities with reports posted on the website freely accessible to all we strive to help donors be informed. Charity Intelligence's star ratings highlight outstanding charities and annual Top Picks lists help Canadians find high impact charities to support. Charity Intelligence's website ranks 5th internationally in charity research.
New programs
Charity Intelligence's website is a go-to trusted source for Canadian donors to get information about charities and intelligent giving. In F2024 website visits were 324 000 a 15% drop from 381 707 in F2023. According to Google Analytics 281 747 unique Canadian donors use the website informing and influencing $77.2 million in annual giving. Relative to total costs of $733 380 Charity Intelligence has high impact. Donors viewed 1.5 million pages of our research reports in F2024. The Top Picks reports – Top Impact Charities and Top 100 Highest Rated Charities – remain the most viewed. Mille… Show more
Charity Intelligence's website is a go-to trusted source for Canadian donors to get information about charities and intelligent giving. In F2024 website visits were 324 000 a 15% drop from 381 707 in F2023. According to Google Analytics 281 747 unique Canadian donors use the website informing and influencing $77.2 million in annual giving. Relative to total costs of $733 380 Charity Intelligence has high impact. Donors viewed 1.5 million pages of our research reports in F2024. The Top Picks reports – Top Impact Charities and Top 100 Highest Rated Charities – remain the most viewed. Millennials are the largest group using Charity Intelligence's website. Website visits come from all across Canada and are fairly balanced in national representation. In F2023 Charity Intelligence's work helped the Globe and Mail reporters win the 2021 Michener Award for our analysis of the financial wealth of the Catholic Church in Canada and the 2022 Michener Award that analysed the financial accounts of Hockey Canada. Fiscal 2024 wasn't as exciting. Over the summer of 2024 Charity Intelligence updated 497 charity reports so donors have the most recent and relevant information. In the year ahead Charity Intelligence hopes to do a deeper dive into the charity sectors Homeless Youth International Health Environment Intermediaries and Giving Trends.
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.
90¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 90¢ 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 90¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
10%
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 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)$1.0M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)25%
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
25%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
75%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $436K | 92¢ | 8% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $861K | 88¢ | 12% | 1 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $621K | 93¢ | 7% | 1.6 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $588K | 91¢ | 9% | 1.2 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $713K | 92¢ | 8% | 1 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $1.0M | 90¢ | 10% | 1 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)
Published ratings by Charity Intelligence Canada's analysts — a separate, human review. Shown as published, never blended into our computed figures.
Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗
Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceA+
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗
Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceHigh
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗
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Board of directors
3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length
- Hepburn, Graeme CChairarm's length
- Bahen, Katearm's length
- Thomson, Gregarm'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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