COMPASSION SOCIETY OF HALTON
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·4 - 1881 FAIRVIEW ST · BURLINGTON, ON · L7S 2K4·BN 804301810RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
100¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
0.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.0M
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 Compassion Society of Halton?
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Is Compassion Society of Halton a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 804301810RR0001. 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 Compassion Society of Halton located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 4 - 1881 FAIRVIEW ST, BURLINGTON, ON, L7S 2K4. Source.
What does Compassion Society of Halton do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "THE COMPASSION SOCIETY RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING DONATED FOOD CLOTHING EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES AND REFERRALS TO LOCAL RESOURCES. THREE TIMES WEEKLY THE COMPASSION SOCIETY OPENS ITS DOORS TO PROVIDE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH FOOD CLOTHING HOUSEHOLD ITEMS…" Full program description.
How much of Compassion Society of Halton's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Compassion Society of Halton?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
THE COMPASSION SOCIETY RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING DONATED FOOD CLOTHING EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES AND REFERRALS TO LOCAL RESOURCES. THREE TIMES WEEKLY THE COMPASSION SOCIETY OPENS ITS DOORS TO PROVIDE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH FOOD CLOTHING HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND TOYS WITHOUT CHARGE. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO ITS CLIENTS ON PUBLICITY AVAILABLE PROGRAMS THAT CAN PROVIDE THEM WITH NEEDED ASSISTANCE. THEMED PROGRAMS ARE ALSO FUN EACH MONTH TO COINCIDE WITH SIGNIFICANT EVENTS (MOTHER'S DAY FATHER'S DAY CANADA DAY BACK TO SCHOOL C… Show more
THE COMPASSION SOCIETY RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING DONATED FOOD CLOTHING EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES AND REFERRALS TO LOCAL RESOURCES. THREE TIMES WEEKLY THE COMPASSION SOCIETY OPENS ITS DOORS TO PROVIDE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH FOOD CLOTHING HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND TOYS WITHOUT CHARGE. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO ITS CLIENTS ON PUBLICITY AVAILABLE PROGRAMS THAT CAN PROVIDE THEM WITH NEEDED ASSISTANCE. THEMED PROGRAMS ARE ALSO FUN EACH MONTH TO COINCIDE WITH SIGNIFICANT EVENTS (MOTHER'S DAY FATHER'S DAY CANADA DAY BACK TO SCHOOL CHRISTMAS).
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.
100¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ 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 100¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 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 (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0.2 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)24%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
10%
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
24%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
10%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
66%
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 | $173K | 94¢ | 6% | 0.5 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $351K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.8 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $324K | 95¢ | 5% | 1.1 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $384K | 98¢ | 2% | 0.7 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $520K | 98¢ | 2% | 0.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.0M | 100¢ | — | 0.2 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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Board of directors
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