Action Life Ottawa Inc.
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 118777341RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($140,868) as filed with the CRA.
Action Life Ottawa Inc. is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $114K in revenue and $141K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 11% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 89% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Public education other study programs; promotion and protection of health
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $114K | $141K | $72K | $29K | — | $41K |
| 2023 | $163K | $156K | $85K | $31K | — | $68K |
| 2022 | $149K | $130K | $72K | $23K | — | $61K |
| 2021 | $103K | $101K | $50K | $17K | — | $42K |
| 2020 | $118K | $131K | $70K | $25K | — | $40K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $10K from 9 charities:
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa-Cornwall$4,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,375
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa-Cornwall$1,375
- Community Christian Reformed Church of Dixons Corners$626
- Abundance Canada$500
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Ottawa-Cornwall$200
- Christian Stewardship Services$196
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$100
- Filles de la Sagesse du Canada—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$66K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary Mulligan; Gisele Lemay; Liz Fenelly; Daniel Boyer.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Action Life Ottawa Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118777341RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.