THE FOUNDATION OF LIGHT
Private foundationTeaching institutions·8 KEVI CRESCENT · RICHMOND HILL, ON · L4B 3C8·BN 840964498RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30
Disbursed to charities T1
1%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
3%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
18.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$882K
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 The Foundation of Light?
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 The Foundation of Light a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 840964498RR0001. 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 The Foundation of Light located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 8 KEVI CRESCENT, RICHMOND HILL, ON, L4B 3C8. Source.
What does The Foundation of Light do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "IT DID HUMANITARIAN AID WORK IN TANZANIA & KENYA AND MADE GIFTS TO QUALIFIED DONEES." Full program description.
How much does The Foundation of Light disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 1% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is The Foundation of Light?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $882K (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
IT DID HUMANITARIAN AID WORK IN TANZANIA & KENYA AND MADE GIFTS TO QUALIFIED DONEES.
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)1%
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 ↗
3%
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
18.1 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)$882K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)67%
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
67%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
33%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $158K | 14% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-06-30 | $308K | 3% | 0 yr |
| 2021-06-30 | $4.1M | 2% | 6.3 yr |
| 2022-06-30 | $2.7M | 3% | 11.1 yr |
| 2023-06-30 | $3.1M | 3% | 31.4 yr |
| 2024-06-30 | $882K | 3% | 18.1 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.
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Board of directors
3 directors reported · 0 of 3at arm's length
- REMTULLA, TAKIDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- REMTULLA, NAAZNINDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- REMTULLA, HUSAYNDIRECTORnot at arm'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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