BLUE SEA PHILANTHROPY INC.
Public foundationFoundations·200 - 240 DUKE ST W · KITCHENER, ON · N2H 3X6·BN 819882655RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
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.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
CNOY PROGRAM - COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR RIDE PROGRAM - RIDE FOR REFUGE TGP PROGRAM - THE GRANDE PARADE LSG PROGRAM - LOVE SWEAT AND GEARS
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)76%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)15%
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)0.6 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)$16.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)88%
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 | $8.5M | 88¢ | 12% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $9.1M | 94¢ | 6% | 0.4 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $12.6M | 90¢ | 9% | 0.8 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $13.5M | 89¢ | 10% | 0.6 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $15.2M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $16.7M | 85¢ | 15% | 0.6 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)
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length
- CAIN, JEREMYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- GOODALL, LINDABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- OSTRANDR, NEILBOARD CHAIRarm's length
- IRWIN, PETERBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- ADAMS, SARAHBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- DOTZERT, WESLEYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- ARSENAULT, KYLABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- BRUSH, SCOTTBOARD 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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