WATOTO CANADA
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·106 - 3385 HARVESTER RD · BURLINGTON, ON · L7N 3N2·BN 863953618RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
95¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
5%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.1 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$5.1M
Charity Intelligence ★★★ C · T2
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Common questions
How do I donate to Watoto Canada?
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 Watoto Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 863953618RR0001. 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 Watoto Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 106 - 3385 HARVESTER RD, BURLINGTON, ON, L7N 3N2. Source.
What does Watoto Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "IN CO-OPERATION WITH OUR LINKED ORGANIZATION NOTED ABOVE THE CHARITY PROVIDES A HOLISTIC CARE PROGRAMME THAT WAS INITIATED AS A RESPONSE TO THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF ORPHANED CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE WOMEN IN UGANDA. WATOTO IS POSITIONED TO RESCUE AN INDIVIDUAL RAISE EACH ONE AS A LEADER IN THEIR CHOSEN SPHERE OF…" Full program description.
How much of Watoto Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Watoto Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $5.1M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
IN CO-OPERATION WITH OUR LINKED ORGANIZATION NOTED ABOVE THE CHARITY PROVIDES A HOLISTIC CARE PROGRAMME THAT WAS INITIATED AS A RESPONSE TO THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF ORPHANED CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE WOMEN IN UGANDA. WATOTO IS POSITIONED TO RESCUE AN INDIVIDUAL RAISE EACH ONE AS A LEADER IN THEIR CHOSEN SPHERE OF LIFE SO THEY IN TURN WILL REBUILD THEIR NATION. THE WATOTO MODEL INVOLVES PHYSICAL CARE MEDICAL INTERVENTION INCLUDING HIV/AIDS TREATMENT EDUCATION FORMAL AND TECHNICAL TRAUMA REHABILITATION AND SPIRITUAL DISCIPLESHIP.
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.
95¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 95¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
5%
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
0.1 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$5.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)75%
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
75%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
25%
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 | $6.2M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $5.2M | 95¢ | 15% | 0.2 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $4.7M | 95¢ | 16% | 0.2 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $4.5M | 95¢ | 17% | 0.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $4.6M | 94¢ | 6% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $5.1M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.1 yr |
| trend |
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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)
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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 IntelligenceC
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceGood
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
8 directors reported · 4 of 8at arm's length
- SKINNER, GARYCHAIRnot at arm's length
- WENDLAND, BENTREASURERarm's length
- RAYNER, JOHNBOARD MEMBERnot at arm's length
- BURNS, JOHNBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- SKINNER, JAMESDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- RWOTLONYO, JULIUSDIRECTORarm's length
- HUTCHISON, JONATHANDIRECTORnot at arm's length
- PLETT, GRAHAMDIRECTORarm'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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