Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada Fondation Rêves d'enfants Canada
Charitable organizationSupportive health care·301A - 4211 YONGE ST · NORTH YORK, ON · M2P 2A9·BN 881291918RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-09-30
Cents to cause T1
72¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
28%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.8 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$53.4M
Charity Intelligence ★★ A · T2
— 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 Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada Fondation Rêves d'enfants 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 Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada Fondation Rêves d'enfants Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 881291918RR0001. 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 Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada Fondation Rêves d'enfants Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 301A - 4211 YONGE ST, NORTH YORK, ON, M2P 2A9. Source.
What does Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada Fondation Rêves d'enfants Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. We are on a quest to bring every eligible child's wish to life because a wish is an integral part of a child's treatment journey. Research shows children who have wishes granted can build the physical and emotional strength they need to…" Full program description.
How much of Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada Fondation Rêves d'enfants Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 72¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada Fondation Rêves d'enfants Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $53.4M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. We are on a quest to bring every eligible child's wish to life because a wish is an integral part of a child's treatment journey. Research shows children who have wishes granted can build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight a critical illness.
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.
72¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 72¢ 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 ($10M–$100M).
this charity 72¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
28%
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
0.8 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)$53.4M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)34%
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
34%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
66%
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 | $775K | 61¢ | 39% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-09-30 | $224K | 35¢ | 65% | 1.3 yr |
| 2021-09-30 | $31.0M | 49¢ | 51% | 6.4 yr |
| 2022-09-30 | $23.6M | 53¢ | 47% | 3.8 yr |
| 2023-09-30 | $42.6M | 68¢ | 32% | 1.4 yr |
| 2024-09-30 | $53.4M | 72¢ | 28% | 0.8 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)
Published ratings by Charity Intelligence Canada's analysts — a separate, human review. Shown as published, never blended into our computed figures.
Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★
Charity Intelligence's 0–5 star overall rating.
Analyst-reviewed by Charity Intelligence; their methodology, shown as published. source ↗
Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceA
How well the charity reports its own results (A+ to F).
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceLow
Charity Intelligence's assessment of impact per dollar.
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Board of directors
18 directors reported · 18 of 18at arm's length
- AUGERT, MICHELEDirectorarm's length
- HOGG, CHERYLDIRECTORarm's length
- PARISH, CARLEYDIRECTORarm's length
- MARKOU, DANDIRECTORarm's length
- USMAR, SHAUNCHAIRarm's length
- WHITE, SHAWNDIRECTORarm's length
- Hodson, AlysonDirectorarm's length
- Low, JasonTREASURERarm's length
- Walls, CarolinaDirectorarm's length
- Nantes, DarrenVICE CHAIRarm's length
Show all 18 directors
- Wong, CindyDirectorarm's length
- Charbonneau, SylvainDIRECTORarm's length
- McGregor, TylerDIRECTORarm's length
- Wakelin, JeanetteDIRECTORarm's length
- Hodgson-Viden, HeatherDIRECTORarm's length
- CARPENTER, MARKDIRECTORarm's length
- CRANE, APRILDIRECTORarm's length
- LEE, REXDIRECTORarm'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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