Brands for Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 135401180RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,385,972) as filed with the CRA.
Brands for Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 7% from government, 77% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.4M.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The organization receives donations of new clothing from manufacturers and retailers and distributes them to over 80 social agencies working with clients living in poverty and crisis. The organization provides work placement for clients in community living toronto and supports two community sewing programs by assisting with donated material supplies and equipment.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.4M | $2.1M | $191K | — | $3M |
| 2023 | $3.5M | $2.3M | $2M | $162K | — | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $2M | $1.1M | $116K | $681K | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $2.1M | $2M | $1.8M | $135K | — | $358K |
| 2020 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $1.9M | $118K | — | $233K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.4M from 6 charities:
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
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$985K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donna Cansfield (past president); Ian Webster (president); Bob Kirk (director); Charlotte Rouse (director); Stephen Thomas (vice president); Tyson Haller (secretary); Melissa Barbosa (director); Alexander Golikov (treasurer); Sahar Ziaey (director); Furey Anthony (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Brands for Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135401180RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.