CANADA GIVES
Public foundationFoundations·203 - 40 HURON ST · COLLINGWOOD, ON · L9Y 4R3·BN 833062144RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Disbursed to charities T1
82%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
0%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
7,917.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$90.5M
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
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 Canada Gives?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps or give directly through its own website. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Canada Gives a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 833062144RR0001. 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 Canada Gives located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 203 - 40 HURON ST, COLLINGWOOD, ON, L9Y 4R3. Source.
How much does Canada Gives disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 82% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Canada Gives?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $90.5M (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
No program descriptions in this filing.
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)82%
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 ↗
0%
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
7,917.6 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)$90.5M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)61%
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
61%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
39%
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 | $66.7M | 18% | 219.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $46.3M | 24% | 177.2 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $155.1M | 37% | 236.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $8.3M | 52% | 193.5 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $75.6M | 54% | 4,192.4 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $90.5M | 0% | 7,917.6 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)
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.
Board of directors
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- LEVINE, LARRY JSECRETARYarm's length
- SIDER, DARYLTREASURERarm's length
- BABCOCK, BRENTDIRECTORarm's length
- WILLIAMS, PAUL ODIRECTORarm's length
- SARGEANT, HEATHERDIRECTORarm'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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