Canadian Global Response
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·327 - 116 ALBERT ST · OTTAWA, ON · K1P 5G3·BN 814030318RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
CGR is actively engaged in community development and crisis response across Venezuela and Canada. In Venezuela we operate the Soup of Love program to provide daily nutritious meals to children seniors and vulnerable families. We also run Bread of Hope a bakery initiative that produces affordable bread for low-income communities and Sewing the Future which offers vocational training in sewing to empower women with income-generating skills. Our agricultural projects promote sustainable food production and community self-reliance. In Quebec CGR leads a Collective Kitchen that helps familie… Show more
CGR is actively engaged in community development and crisis response across Venezuela and Canada. In Venezuela we operate the Soup of Love program to provide daily nutritious meals to children seniors and vulnerable families. We also run Bread of Hope a bakery initiative that produces affordable bread for low-income communities and Sewing the Future which offers vocational training in sewing to empower women with income-generating skills. Our agricultural projects promote sustainable food production and community self-reliance. In Quebec CGR leads a Collective Kitchen that helps families prepare low-cost meals provides food to the homeless and supports immigrants with integration guidance and essential services. In Ontario we support children from immigrant and low-income families through educational and recreational activities that promote inclusion and development. Across Canada CGR responds to natural disasters such as wildfires and floods by providing emergency food hygiene supplies and other basic needs in collaboration with local partners.
New programs
CGR implements impactful programs in Venezuela and Quebec focused on meeting basic needs and promoting sustainable development. In Venezuela initiatives include Soup of Love Bread of Hope agriculture projects Sewing the Future and a Collective Kitchen supporting food security skill-building and economic opportunity. In Quebec CGR assists immigrant families through a Collective Kitchen Sending to Serve for language and job support and The Good Samaritan Project which offers food and access to social services.
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)95¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
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)5%
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)1.9 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)$967K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
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 | $111K | 71¢ | 29% | 5 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $131K | 64¢ | 36% | 6.4 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $114K | 67¢ | 33% | 5.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $508K | 88¢ | 12% | 2.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $467K | 92¢ | 8% | 1.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $967K | 95¢ | 5% | 1.9 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
6 directors reported · 6 of 6at arm's length
- BLACKABY, MELVIN DDIRECTORarm's length
- BONNEY, BARRY NDIRECTORarm's length
- SHEPHERD, ABRAHAMPRESIDENTarm's length
- SPANNAGEL, SHANEDIRECTORarm's length
- SHELTON, DEBBIEDIRECTORarm's length
- CHRISTOPHERSON, JEFFREYCHAIRMANarm'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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