Daraja Foundation
Charitable organizationSupportive health care·PO BOX 16056 RPO LOWER · CALGARY, AB · T2T 5H7·BN 808903447RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-07-01
Cents to cause T1
59¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
39%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$46K
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 Daraja Foundation?
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Is Daraja Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 808903447RR0001. 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 Daraja Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 16056 RPO LOWER, CALGARY, AB, T2T 5H7. Source.
What does Daraja Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Daraja Foundation operates a center called the Flo House in Zanzibar. The Flo House program aims at preventing isolation and marginalization of young adults who are going through a transitional phase when exiting a local children's home from the age of 18 or at times even younger. Transitional residences short-term…" Full program description.
How much of Daraja Foundation's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 59¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Daraja Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $46K (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
Daraja Foundation operates a center called the Flo House in Zanzibar. The Flo House program aims at preventing isolation and marginalization of young adults who are going through a transitional phase when exiting a local children's home from the age of 18 or at times even younger. Transitional residences short-term stays and resource centers are a few of several approaches to help better prepare youth for the challenges of entering adulthood. A transitional house such as Flo House provides access to helpful resources such as education job readiness finance management life skills physical… Show more
Daraja Foundation operates a center called the Flo House in Zanzibar. The Flo House program aims at preventing isolation and marginalization of young adults who are going through a transitional phase when exiting a local children's home from the age of 18 or at times even younger. Transitional residences short-term stays and resource centers are a few of several approaches to help better prepare youth for the challenges of entering adulthood. A transitional house such as Flo House provides access to helpful resources such as education job readiness finance management life skills physical and mental well-being and relational support. Current programs include: youth transition program mentorship program education sponsorships women's empowerment small business empowerment and community projects.
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.
59¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 59¢ 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 59¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
39%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$46K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)53%
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
53%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
47%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-01 | $80K | 67¢ | 38% | — |
| 2020-07-01 | $44K | 80¢ | 20% | — |
| 2021-07-01 | $62K | 67¢ | 33% | — |
| 2022-07-01 | $32K | 55¢ | 42% | — |
| 2023-07-01 | $66K | 48¢ | 49% | — |
| 2024-07-01 | $46K | 59¢ | 39% | — |
| 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
4 directors reported · 2 of 4at arm's length
- Dhalla, ArsheenPresidentnot at arm's length
- Dhalla, AshnoorTreasurernot at arm's length
- Matthews, DevinSecretaryarm's length
- Wong, GorettiBoard 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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