BEST BUDDIES OF CANADA
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·2000 - 2 SHEPPARD AVE E · NORTH YORK, ON · M2N 5Y7·BN 895300861RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
55¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
45%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
22.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$855K
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 Best Buddies of Canada?
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Is Best Buddies of Canada a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 895300861RR0001. 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 Best Buddies of Canada located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 2000 - 2 SHEPPARD AVE E, NORTH YORK, ON, M2N 5Y7. Source.
What does Best Buddies of Canada do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "BEST BUDDIES CANADA IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE COMMUNITIES THROUGH ONE-TO-ONE FRIENDSHIPS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABLITIES AND STUDENTS. BEST BUDDIES ESTABLISHES CHAPTERS AT HIGH SCHOOLS UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AT EACH CHAPTER STUDENTS ARE MATCHED…" Full program description.
How much of Best Buddies of Canada's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 55¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Best Buddies of Canada?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $855K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
BEST BUDDIES CANADA IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE COMMUNITIES THROUGH ONE-TO-ONE FRIENDSHIPS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABLITIES AND STUDENTS. BEST BUDDIES ESTABLISHES CHAPTERS AT HIGH SCHOOLS UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AT EACH CHAPTER STUDENTS ARE MATCHED WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES WHO SHARE SIMILAR INTERESTS.
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.
55¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 55¢ 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 (under $1M).
this charity 55¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
45%
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
22.5 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 (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)$855K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)64%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
7%
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
64%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
7%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
29%
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 | $1.9M | 49¢ | 51% | 12.6 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $809K | 59¢ | 41% | 24.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.1M | 66¢ | 34% | 29 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $639K | 53¢ | 47% | 24.3 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $485K | 64¢ | 36% | 23.6 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $855K | 55¢ | 45% | 22.5 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 · 15 of 15at arm's length
- BECKER, MARTINECO CHAIRarm's length
- BEN HAIM, EMILYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- FLETCHER, JOANNECO CHAIRarm's length
- WATERSON, CHRISBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- HARPER, JACQUELINEDIRECTORarm's length
- MARSH, CHRISTREASURERarm's length
- PANTALONE, RENEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- ROBINSON, DEBORAHBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- WEINSTOCK, JACOB COBYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- ZACKHEIM, JESSICACO CHAIRarm's length
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- FLORIDA, RANABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- DEFOREST, MATTHEW AAONBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- ECKFORD, ROBERTBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- MASSOD, MAHABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- O SULLIVAN, MICHAELBOARD MEMBERarm'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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