Better Living Charitable Foundation
Public foundationFoundations·1 OVERLAND DRIVE · TORONTO, ON · M3C 2C3·BN 896696804RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Disbursed to charities T1
42%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
20%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$1.0M
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
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
Common questions
How do I donate to Better Living Charitable Foundation?
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Is Better Living Charitable Foundation a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 896696804RR0001. 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 Better Living Charitable Foundation located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 1 OVERLAND DRIVE, TORONTO, ON, M3C 2C3. Source.
What does Better Living Charitable Foundation do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "BETTER LIVING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY BETTER LIVING HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND BETTER LIVING AT THOMPSON HOUSE. IN ORDER FOR BETTER LIVING HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES TO PROVIDE THE ARRAY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN…" Full program description.
How much does Better Living Charitable Foundation disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 42% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Better Living Charitable Foundation?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.0M (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
BETTER LIVING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY BETTER LIVING HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND BETTER LIVING AT THOMPSON HOUSE. IN ORDER FOR BETTER LIVING HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES TO PROVIDE THE ARRAY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE DON MILLS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY IN THE NEWMARKET AREA SUPPORTING MARGARET BAHEN RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE AND DOANE HOUSE HOSPICE AND TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH QUALITY SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE WE RELY ON THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)42%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
20%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$1.0M
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 | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $1.2M | 24% | 0.7 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $986K | 18% | 2.4 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.0M | 21% | 3.8 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $889K | 26% | 1.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.0M | 17% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.0M | 20% | — |
| trend |
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Program-spending share is left out: a foundation's lens is what it disburses, which the annual releases don't break out by year. 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
5 directors reported · 5 of 5at arm's length
- FARMER, RICHARDSECRETARY/TREASURERarm's length
- GOODMAN, RANDYCHAIRarm's length
- ALLAN, SCOTTFIRST-VICE CHAIRarm's length
- VALENTINO, CATERINADIRECTORarm's length
- KIM, MARY ANNDIRECTORarm'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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