Canada Recess Guardians Inc.
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 812751568RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($258,918) as filed with the CRA.
Canada Recess Guardians Inc. is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $144K in revenue and $259K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from donations, 12% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $40K.
Compared with 1,733 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 3% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $462K in 2020 to $144K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Teaching youth to become strong active responsible leaders by empowering them with the tools and skills they need to initiate healthy play. Providing schools teachers and students with a platform that includes educational resources the empower students. Active8 your home program - includes equipment and programming to get youth playing games at scholl and at home utilizing recess guardians principles of leadership and fair play.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $144K | $259K | $24K | $45K | — | $86K |
| 2022 | $274K | $310K | $178K | $59K | — | $202K |
| 2021 | $343K | $381K | $236K | $54K | — | $237K |
| 2020 | $462K | $393K | $251K | $61K | — | $265K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $40K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$219K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Vincent Bowry (director); John Byl (director); Kristy Derkson (director); Andra Enescu (director); John Fast (director); Palmer Folk (director); Nimco Moumin (director); Michael Nederhoff (director); Fraser Reid (director); Kavya Shelke (director); Jake Walker (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canada Recess Guardians Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 812751568RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.