Engage and Change
Public foundationFoundations·890 CALEDONIA ROAD · TORONTO, ON · M6B 3Y1·BN 805418647RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Disbursed to charities T1
—
not in this filing
Operating overhead T1
3%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$301K
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
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
Common questions
How do I donate to Engage and Change?
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Is Engage and Change a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 805418647RR0001. 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 Engage and Change located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 890 CALEDONIA ROAD, TORONTO, ON, M6B 3Y1. Source.
What does Engage and Change do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We hold two events annually: Project Winter Survival (January 2024) and Project Water (June 2024). For each of this programs our corporate sponsors send their employees as volunteers to pack 3 500 kits that are distributed through social agencies in the GTA and Southwestern Ontario to homeless people living…" Full program description.
How big is Engage and Change?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $301K (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We hold two events annually: Project Winter Survival (January 2024) and Project Water (June 2024). For each of this programs our corporate sponsors send their employees as volunteers to pack 3 500 kits that are distributed through social agencies in the GTA and Southwestern Ontario to homeless people living primarily on the streets. The winter kit is comprised of a sturdy backpack containing a toque scarf winter gloves and thick socks hygiene items such as deodorant soap toothbrush & toothpaste lip balm Band-Aids tissue moisturizer sanitizer masks etc. along with a refillable w… Show more
We hold two events annually: Project Winter Survival (January 2024) and Project Water (June 2024). For each of this programs our corporate sponsors send their employees as volunteers to pack 3 500 kits that are distributed through social agencies in the GTA and Southwestern Ontario to homeless people living primarily on the streets. The winter kit is comprised of a sturdy backpack containing a toque scarf winter gloves and thick socks hygiene items such as deodorant soap toothbrush & toothpaste lip balm Band-Aids tissue moisturizer sanitizer masks etc. along with a refillable water bottle towel a food snack and water and an activity item such as a puzzle book or deck of playing cards notepad and pen. A winter kit also includes a sleeping bag. The summer kit is comprised of a cinch bag containing a T-shirt towel sunscreen ball cap and the same type of hygiene products. We also distribute 300 000+ bottles of water.
New programs
None.
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)—
Not computable from this filing: the gifts-to-qualified-donees line (5050) or total (5100) is missing or outside the possible range.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
3%
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
0.7 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)$301K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)42%
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
42%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
58%
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 | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $194K | 9% | 0.5 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $164K | 9% | 0.7 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $276K | 6% | 0.4 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $241K | 5% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $252K | 3% | 1.1 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $301K | 3% | 0.7 yr |
| trend |
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Program-spending share is left out: a foundation's lens is what it disburses, which the annual releases don't break out by year. 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
7 directors reported · 5 of 7at arm's length
- Steinhauer, JodyFounding member & exec directonot at arm's length
- Best, RhondaTreasurerarm's length
- Jursa, MichelleDirectorarm's length
- Brown, TedDirectorarm's length
- Vaknin, SoniaDirectorarm's length
- Gutmann, LaurieDirectornot at arm's length
- Parisi, JadenDirectorarm'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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