HELPING WITH FURNITURE
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·3 - 1455 MICHAEL ST · OTTAWA, ON · K1B 3R3·BN 824500615RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
84¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
16%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
1.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$216K
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 Helping With Furniture?
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Is Helping With Furniture a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 824500615RR0001. 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 Helping With Furniture located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 3 - 1455 MICHAEL ST, OTTAWA, ON, K1B 3R3. Source.
What does Helping With Furniture do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "HELPING WITH FURNITURE (HWF) APPEALS FOR AND COLLECTS NEW AND GOOD QUALITY USED FURNITURE HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS AND BIKES FROM RESIDENTS AND FURNITURE STORES IN THE OTTAWA AREA. THESE ITEMS ARE THEN DISTRIBUTED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN INTERNATIONALLY OR DOMESTICALLY DISPLACED DUE TO SITUATIONS OF…" Full program description.
How much of Helping With Furniture's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Helping With Furniture?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $216K (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
HELPING WITH FURNITURE (HWF) APPEALS FOR AND COLLECTS NEW AND GOOD QUALITY USED FURNITURE HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS AND BIKES FROM RESIDENTS AND FURNITURE STORES IN THE OTTAWA AREA. THESE ITEMS ARE THEN DISTRIBUTED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN INTERNATIONALLY OR DOMESTICALLY DISPLACED DUE TO SITUATIONS OF HARDSHIP AND WHO LACK THE MEANS TO BUY THESE ITEMS. HWF AIMS TO ASSIST IN FURNISHING HOMES TO A LEVEL OF MODEST CANADIAN STANDARDS WITHOUT COST TO THE CANADIAN TAXPAYER. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS HWF IDENTIFIES DONORS ARRANGES AND SCHEDULES VEHICLES AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PICKUP AND DEL… Show more
HELPING WITH FURNITURE (HWF) APPEALS FOR AND COLLECTS NEW AND GOOD QUALITY USED FURNITURE HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS AND BIKES FROM RESIDENTS AND FURNITURE STORES IN THE OTTAWA AREA. THESE ITEMS ARE THEN DISTRIBUTED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN INTERNATIONALLY OR DOMESTICALLY DISPLACED DUE TO SITUATIONS OF HARDSHIP AND WHO LACK THE MEANS TO BUY THESE ITEMS. HWF AIMS TO ASSIST IN FURNISHING HOMES TO A LEVEL OF MODEST CANADIAN STANDARDS WITHOUT COST TO THE CANADIAN TAXPAYER. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS HWF IDENTIFIES DONORS ARRANGES AND SCHEDULES VEHICLES AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PICKUP AND DELIVERY OF DONATED GOODS. HWF ANNUALLY RAISES FUNDS TO PAY FOR STORAGE SPACE VEHICLE RENTAL AND OTHER ASSOCIATED COSTS. HWF IS ALSO INVOLVED IN HELPING WITH COMPUTERS WHICH ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO APPEAL FOR AND COLLECT GOOD QUALITY USED LAPTOPS AND REDISTRIBUTE THESE TO THE FAMILIES HELPED IN OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS.
New programs
NO ADDITIONAL NEW PROGRAMS TO NOTE.
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.
84¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 84¢ 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 84¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · what this means
1.7 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$216K
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 ↗
34%
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
1%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
34%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
65%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $112K | 82¢ | 18% | 1.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $112K | 93¢ | 7% | 1.8 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $161K | 93¢ | 7% | 1.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $233K | 91¢ | 9% | 1.7 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $360K | 89¢ | 11% | 1.2 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $216K | 84¢ | 16% | 1.7 yr |
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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
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- MAIONE, NATHALIEPRESIDENTarm's length
- MARTIN, RICHARDDIRECTORarm's length
- BAGARIA, PRIYANKADIRECTORarm's length
- ESTABROOKS, MATTHEWDIRECTORarm's length
- LEBLANC, SABRINATREASURERarm's length
- TUSHAR, MASHUDULSECRETARYarm's length
- VENA, DIANEDIRECTORarm's length
- ANG, HAZELDIRECTORarm's length
- WILLIAMS, KEVINDIRECTORarm'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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