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
Disbursed to charities T1
76%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
15%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$16.7M
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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 Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.?
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Is Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc. a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 819882655RR0001. 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 Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc. located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 200 - 240 DUKE ST W, KITCHENER, ON, N2H 3X6. Source.
What does Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc. do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "CNOY PROGRAM - COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR RIDE PROGRAM - RIDE FOR REFUGE TGP PROGRAM - THE GRANDE PARADE LSG PROGRAM - LOVE SWEAT AND GEARS" Full program description.
How much does Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc. disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 76% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $16.7M (F2024).
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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
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 ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
0.6 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 ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% 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)$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 ↗
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
88%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
12%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $8.5M | 12% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $9.1M | 6% | 0.4 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $12.6M | 9% | 0.8 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $13.5M | 10% | 0.6 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $15.2M | 14% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $16.7M | 15% | 0.6 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)
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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—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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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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