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Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·PO BOX 40032 RPO JOSHUA · OAKVILLE, ON · L6H 0G1·BN 805854908RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This filing's expense lines don't reconcile: program spending (line 5000) plus overhead (5010 + 5020) adds up to more than total spending (4950). Cents-to-cause and overhead can't both be right, and the filing doesn't say which — so this charity is left out of ranked search results for this filing year. We show both figures exactly as filed; read them together with this in mind, or check the public record ↗.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING BASIC AMENITIES INCLUDING FOOD CLOTHING AND SHELTER TO ORPHANS WORLDWIDE. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION COUNSELLING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO ORPHANS THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS SCHOOL VOUCHERS GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL TUTORING AND POST SECONDARY TRAINING. TO PROVIDE A FACILITY WORLDWIDE TO HOUSE MENTALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY THEIR FAMILIES. TO PROVIDE SOCIAL EDUCATIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE NEEDY WORLDWIDE SUCH AS: FAMILIES IN NEED AND INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS ORPHANS WINDOWS ELDERLY YOUTH ILL PERSONS AND THE H… Show more
TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING BASIC AMENITIES INCLUDING FOOD CLOTHING AND SHELTER TO ORPHANS WORLDWIDE. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION COUNSELLING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO ORPHANS THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS SCHOOL VOUCHERS GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL TUTORING AND POST SECONDARY TRAINING. TO PROVIDE A FACILITY WORLDWIDE TO HOUSE MENTALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY THEIR FAMILIES. TO PROVIDE SOCIAL EDUCATIONAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE NEEDY WORLDWIDE SUCH AS: FAMILIES IN NEED AND INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS ORPHANS WINDOWS ELDERLY YOUTH ILL PERSONS AND THE HOMELESS. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND DAYCARES. CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. GRANT SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS AMONG POOR FAMILIES. SUSTAINABLE INCOME PROJECTS. LITERACY CENTRES FOR BOTH WOMEN AND MEN. PROVIDE FOOD BASIC SUPPLIES AND SHELTERS TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS DISADVANTAGED BY FINANCIAL CONDITIONS. PROVIDE COUNSELING TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PERSONS OF LOW INCOME AND THEIR FAMILIES. PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE CHALLENGED PHYSICALLY MENTALLY AND WITH DEBILITATING DISEASES. ASSIST PEOPLE FACING NATURAL DISASTERS LIKE EARTHQUAKES FLOODS AND DROUGHTS. COORDINATE EFFORTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN AIDING PERSONS IN NEED. TO ENTER ANY KIND OF ACTIVITY ESTABLISH DIVISIONS OR INCORPORATION AND PERFORM AND CARRY OUT CONTRACTS OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OR INCIDENTAL
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)2145¢
As filed: 2145¢ of each dollar to programs — but this filing's expense lines don't reconcile (see note above).
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)16%
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.2 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$2.3M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)97%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)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 ↗
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 | $607K | 98¢ | 2% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.1M | 98¢ | 2% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.8M | 98¢ | 2% | 0.1 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.6M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.3 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.0M | 99¢ | 1% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.3M | 2145¢✱ | 16% | 0.2 yr |
| trend |
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 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- SIDRAK, SAMEHPRESIDENTarm's length
- TANIOUS, ALFREDTREASURERarm's length
- KARRAS, EMADBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- ELIAS, NAGUIBBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- Abdel Malek, RamiBoard Memberarm'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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