A Dollar A Day Foundation
Public foundation · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 754618692RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,477,282) as filed with the CRA.
A Dollar A Day Foundation is a public foundation based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 78% from donations, 20% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $596K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 43% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 68 qualified donees totalling $1.1M in 2024, the largest being $30K to Thrive CYN St. John's Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The charity received notification of registered charitable status in 2017. Activities throughout the year included continuing to implement the necessary resources to carry out the mission and mandate of the charity including donating/contributing to charities across the country focussing on mental health charities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $110K | $122K | $1.1M | $299K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.4M | $23K | $88K | $1.2M | $365K |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2M | $154K | $175K | $1.5M | $639K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $103K | $123K | $1.1M | $564K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $148K | $178K | $675K | $250K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1.1M to 68 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Thrive CYN St. John's Inc.$30K
- Sophia Recovery Centre Inc.$30K
- Our Own Health Centre Inc.$30K
- No Time for That Anti-Bullying Society$30K
- Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia$30K
- Mental Health Foundation$30K
- Langs Farm Village Association$30K
- 2 - Spirited People of the 1ST Nations$30K
- Wood's Homes Society$25K
- The Mustard Seed Society$25K
- Sunrise Healing Lodge Society$25K
- Simon House Residence Society$25K
- The Impact Society for Children & Families in Turmoil$25K
- Distress Centre Calgary$25K
- Canadian Mental Health Association - Calgary Region$25K
- Centre for Newcomers Society of Calgary$25K
- Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre Society$25K
- Calgary Dream Centre$25K
- Niitoiyis Family Support Society$25K
- Aventa Treatment Foundation for Women$25K
- Calgary Alpha House Society$25K
- Alexandra Community Health Centre$25K
- Alcove Addiction Recovery for Women Society$25K
- YWCA NWT$20K
- Victoria Native Friendship Centre$20K
Received $596K from 16 charities:
- D.R. Sobey Foundation$150K
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$92K
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$91K
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$91K
- Doane Grant Thornton Foundation$91K
- Place2Give Foundation$50K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$10K
- Toronto Foundation$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,317
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$2,500
- Mobile Giving Foundation Canada$1,910
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$800
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$484
- United Way of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$212
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$29
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$232K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alan Doyle (vice president); Rick Brace (director); Brendan Paddick (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from A Dollar A Day Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 754618692RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.