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CANADIAN JOURNALISM FORUM ON VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA

Charitable organizationTeaching institutions·33 WYCHWOOD PK · LONDON, ON · N6G 1R4·BN 852707652RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-04-30

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND AWARDS PROGRAMS FOR CANADIAN JOURNALISM IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH. SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CANADIAN JOURNALISTS AND HELPING NEWS ORGANIZATIONS AND FREELANCERS DEVELOP SPECIALIZED PROTOCOLS IN THE CONNECTION. PROVIDING BURSARIES FOR FREELANCERS TO ATTEND HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT & FIRST AID TRAINING COURSES. CO-OPERATING WITH SIMILAR ENTITIES WORLD WIDE THROUGH ACOS (A CULTURE OF SAFETY) ALLIANCE OF WHICH THE FORUM IS A FOUNDING MEMEBER. IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA WE HAVE GIVEN GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO VOLUNTEERS HAND Show more

MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND AWARDS PROGRAMS FOR CANADIAN JOURNALISM IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH. SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CANADIAN JOURNALISTS AND HELPING NEWS ORGANIZATIONS AND FREELANCERS DEVELOP SPECIALIZED PROTOCOLS IN THE CONNECTION. PROVIDING BURSARIES FOR FREELANCERS TO ATTEND HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT & FIRST AID TRAINING COURSES. CO-OPERATING WITH SIMILAR ENTITIES WORLD WIDE THROUGH ACOS (A CULTURE OF SAFETY) ALLIANCE OF WHICH THE FORUM IS A FOUNDING MEMEBER. IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA WE HAVE GIVEN GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO VOLUNTEERS HANDLING A BOARD RANGE OF TRAUMA VICTIMS FOR AN EDUCATIONAL PROJECT FOR USE IN SCHOOLS.

New programs

OUR NEW TRAUMA ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE TIME-LIMITED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR FREELANCE JOURNALISTS AT THE DISCRETION OF OUR BOARD MEMBER & PSYCHIATRIST DR. ANTHONY FEINSTEIN. IN CO-OPERATION WITH CBC NEWS AND THE DART CENTRE FOR JOURNALISM & TRAUMA WE HAVE CREATED A SERIES OF HIGH-QUALITY VIDEOS AND RELATED RESOURCES COVERING A RANGE OF MENTHAL-HEALTH TRAINING TOPICS FOR INDIVIDUALS NEWS ORGANIZATIONS AND JOURNALISM SCHOOLS. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND THE RANGE OF RESOURCES CURATED ON OUR WEBSITE AND HAVE ADDED A FORUM PODCAST EXPLORING THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS PRODUCED AND HOST Show more

OUR NEW TRAUMA ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE TIME-LIMITED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR FREELANCE JOURNALISTS AT THE DISCRETION OF OUR BOARD MEMBER & PSYCHIATRIST DR. ANTHONY FEINSTEIN. IN CO-OPERATION WITH CBC NEWS AND THE DART CENTRE FOR JOURNALISM & TRAUMA WE HAVE CREATED A SERIES OF HIGH-QUALITY VIDEOS AND RELATED RESOURCES COVERING A RANGE OF MENTHAL-HEALTH TRAINING TOPICS FOR INDIVIDUALS NEWS ORGANIZATIONS AND JOURNALISM SCHOOLS. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND THE RANGE OF RESOURCES CURATED ON OUR WEBSITE AND HAVE ADDED A FORUM PODCAST EXPLORING THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS PRODUCED AND HOSTED BY OUR MEMBER WITH MUCH EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD THE DOCUMENTARIST JUDY JACKSON.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

87¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 87¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

13%

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)

1.7 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)

$48K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

21%

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, 20192024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2019-04-30$37K85¢15%
2020-04-30$144K89¢11%4.9 yr
2021-04-30$20K72¢28%8.3 yr
2022-04-30$37K78¢22%4.8 yr
2023-04-30$80K96¢4%1.1 yr
2024-04-30$48K87¢13%1.7 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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Board of directors

8 directors reported · 6 of 8at arm's length

  • LONSDALE, JAMES ACPRESIDENTnot at arm's length
  • FEINSTEIN, ANTHONYDIRECTORarm's length
  • ENKIN, ESTHERVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
  • PICARD, ANDREDIRECTORarm's length
  • PORTENIER, GISELLEDIRECTORarm's length
  • SHEPHARD, MICHELLEDIRECTORarm's length
  • HAWKES, ELIZABETH JSECRETARY-TREASURERnot at arm's length
  • MACVICAR, SHELIADIRECTORarm'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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