MEDIASMARTS HABILOMÉDIAS
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·100 - 205 CATHERINE ST · OTTAWA, ON · K2P 1C3·BN 890181092RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
89¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
11%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$2.8M
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
Common questions
How do I donate to Mediasmarts Habilomédias?
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Is Mediasmarts Habilomédias a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 890181092RR0001. 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 Mediasmarts Habilomédias located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 100 - 205 CATHERINE ST, OTTAWA, ON, K2P 1C3. Source.
What does Mediasmarts Habilomédias do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1. CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN/UPDATE BILINGUAL WEBSITE INCLUDING BLOGS AND CREATE NEW ONLINE RESOURCES INCLUDING LESSON PLANS WORKSHOPS TIP SHEETS AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS; MAINTAIN SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTION PURPOSES. 2. CONTINUED TO COORDIANTE CANADA'S NATIONAL MEDIA LITERACY WEEK HELD IN…" Full program description.
How much of Mediasmarts Habilomédias's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Mediasmarts Habilomédias?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $2.8M (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
1. CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN/UPDATE BILINGUAL WEBSITE INCLUDING BLOGS AND CREATE NEW ONLINE RESOURCES INCLUDING LESSON PLANS WORKSHOPS TIP SHEETS AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS; MAINTAIN SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTION PURPOSES. 2. CONTINUED TO COORDIANTE CANADA'S NATIONAL MEDIA LITERACY WEEK HELD IN OCTOBER. 3. CONTINUED OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIP BUILDING ACTIVITIES FROM PREVIOUS PROGRAMS.
New programs
1. DEVELOPED NEW PROGRAM RESILIENCE THROUGH DIGITALSMARTS: DIGITAL LITERACY FOR SURVIVORS OF TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED VIOLENCE INCLUDING 6 WORKSHOPS VIDEOS ACTIVITY SHEETS AND HANDOUTS. CONDUCTING EVALUTAION OF PROGRAM WITH FACILITATOR AND WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS. 2. DEVELOPED BREAK THE FAKE VIDEOS AND SOCIAL CAMPAIGN. CONDUCTED SURVEY AND FOCUS GROUPS ON IMPACT OF VIDEOS AND CAMPAIGN. 3. DEVELOPED NEW LESSON PLAN FOR ELECTIONS BC MEDIA LITERACY FOR 2024 PROVINCIAL GENERAL ELECTION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. 4. DEVELOPED THE CRITICAL THINKING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM PROGRAM INCLUDING 3 NEW LESSO… Show more
1. DEVELOPED NEW PROGRAM RESILIENCE THROUGH DIGITALSMARTS: DIGITAL LITERACY FOR SURVIVORS OF TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED VIOLENCE INCLUDING 6 WORKSHOPS VIDEOS ACTIVITY SHEETS AND HANDOUTS. CONDUCTING EVALUTAION OF PROGRAM WITH FACILITATOR AND WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS. 2. DEVELOPED BREAK THE FAKE VIDEOS AND SOCIAL CAMPAIGN. CONDUCTED SURVEY AND FOCUS GROUPS ON IMPACT OF VIDEOS AND CAMPAIGN. 3. DEVELOPED NEW LESSON PLAN FOR ELECTIONS BC MEDIA LITERACY FOR 2024 PROVINCIAL GENERAL ELECTION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. 4. DEVELOPED THE CRITICAL THINKING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM PROGRAM INCLUDING 3 NEW LESSONS 2 NEW WORKSHPS 4 NEW VIDEOS AS WELL AS UPDATED BREAK THE FAKE WORKSHOP 4 LESSONS AND FINDING AND VERIFYING INFORMATION WEBSITE SECTION. 5. DEVELOPED A NEW WORKSHOP AND SUPPORTING RESOURCE FOR EDUCATORS DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY 101 EDUCATOR WORKSHOP FUNDED BY YOUTUBE. 6. DEVELOPED NEW GUIDE FOR PARENTS FOR TIKTOK TALKING TIKTOK: A FAMILY GUIDE. 7. DEVELOPED NEW GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS AND PARENTS FOR META WHAT IS AI? 8. DEVELOPED NEW GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS FOR BELL BUILDING BETTER TECH HABITS: A GUIDE TO DIGITAL WELL-BEING. 9. LAUNCHED THE BILINGUAL CANADIAN TEEN FACT-CHECKING NETWORK AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED PROGRAM THAT BRINGS TOGETHER TEENAGERS TO LEARN ABOUT DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY WITH A FOCUS ON FACT-CHECKING SKILLS. 10. DEVELOPED NEW LESSON PLAN FOR TELUS WISE INTERACTING WITH AI (GRADES 6-9). 11 DEVELOPED TWO NEW TIP SHEETS FOR AMAZON: HELPING KIDS GET A HEALTHY START WITH DEVICES. 12. DEVELOPED NEW LESSON PLAN FOR MEDIA LITERACY WEEK 2024 UNPACKING THE BLACK BOX: EXPLAINING ALGORITHMS AND AI
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.
89¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 89¢ 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 89¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
11%
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
0.5 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)$2.8M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
43%
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
2%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
43%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
56%
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 | $2.3M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.4M | 89¢ | 11% | 0.8 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.4M | 92¢ | 8% | 0.9 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.4M | 90¢ | 10% | 1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.6M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.9 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.8M | 89¢ | 11% | 0.5 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)
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
15 directors reported · 12 of 15at arm's length
- BARBER, RUBYDIRECTORarm's length
- BOURDON, NATHALIEDIRECTORarm's length
- CHAN, KEVINOFFICERarm's length
- DE EYRE, STEVEDIRECTORarm's length
- DOYLE, LINDSAYDIRECTOR
- DUNCAN, NANA ABADIRECTOR
- DUQUE, NINADIRECTOR
- FOWLER, DAVIDCHAIRarm's length
- HOECHSMANN, MICHAELVICE CHAIRarm's length
- KANJI, NIMTAXBOARD MEMBERarm's length
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- MORIN, SUZANNECHAIRarm's length
- PRINGLE, RAMONADIRECTORarm's length
- TRAMONTIN, MARATREASURERarm's length
- GRANATA, PAOLADIRECTORarm's length
- SMITH, DARCYDIRECTORarm'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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