Canada Donates Inc.
Public foundation · Rothesay, New Brunswick · BN 805903523RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($16,394) as filed with the CRA.
Canada Donates Inc. is a public foundation based in Rothesay, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $247K in revenue and $16K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 335 qualified donees totalling $226K in 2024, the largest being $25K to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $72K in 2020 to $247K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Canada donates is working with funeral homes to convert pledges into actual donations at the funeral homes to eliminate the problem of unrealized pledges.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $247K | $16K | — | — | — | $11K |
| 2023 | $247K | $17K | — | — | — | $7,859 |
| 2022 | $150K | $10K | — | — | — | $4,245 |
| 2021 | $88K | $6,795 | — | — | — | $2,348 |
| 2020 | $72K | $71K | — | — | $65K | $1,803 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $226K to 335 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation Inc.$25K
- Canadian Cancer Society$19K
- Hospice of Greater Saint John Inc.$17K
- The Heart and Stroke Foundation New Brunswick$13K
- Percy's Place Inc.$6,587
- I W K Health Centre Charitable Foundation$6,246
- Saint John Shelter Ltd.$5,497
- Palliative CARE Resource Network Inc.$5,055
- Prince Edward Island Humane Society$4,889
- Alzheimer Society of New Brunswick Inc.$4,834
- Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation Inc.$4,052
- Romero House Inc.$3,753
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada$3,730
- Canadian Mental Health Association Prince Edward Island Division$3,454
- Fondation Hospice SENB Foundation Inc.$3,427
- The Upper Room Hospitality Ministry Inc.$3,031
- The Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island Inc.$2,907
- Alzheimer's Society of P.e.i. LTD.$2,847
- Outflow Ministry Inc.$2,530
- Friends of the Moncton Hospital Foundation Inc.$2,516
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Prince Edward Island$2,484
- Diabetes Ontario$1,959
- St. Michael the Archangel Parish$1,876
- Loggieville-Black River Pastoral Charge$1,826
- Diabetes Canada Diabète Canada$1,789
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Costello (president); Andrew Costin (director); Jeff Lee (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canada Donates Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 805903523RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.