Canadahelps Canadon
Public foundation · Toronto, Ontario · BN 896568417RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($447,283,055) as filed with the CRA.
Canadahelps Canadon is a public foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $448.6M in revenue and $447.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 1018 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10.4M.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 99% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 103 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 35,989 qualified donees totalling $775.3M in 2024, the largest being $7.1M to Faith Food Bank Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
CanadaHelps is a charitable foundation working to increase giving in Canada through technology. It provides a safe and trusted one-stop destination for donors to engage with charities in Canada. Donors can donate once monthly or with a gift of securities to set up a fundraising campaign for or learn about any charity in Canada. CanadaHelps also publishes the Giving Report annually a data-driven report which provides insights and analysis to help Canadians understand the charitable sector and its impact on Canada. For charities CanadaHelps develops affordable fundraising technology and pr…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $448.6M | $447.3M | $18.1M | $194K | $426.3M | $10.6M |
| 2023 | $422.4M | $422.1M | $18.3M | $19K | $401.5M | $9.3M |
| 2022 | $438.6M | $438.5M | $17.3M | $80K | $418.7M | $9.1M |
| 2021 | $405.4M | $401.9M | $12.6M | $66K | $387.4M | $9M |
| 2020 | $302.1M | $299.3M | $9.1M | $63K | $288.9M | $5.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $775.3M to 35,989 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Faith Food Bank Society$7.1M
- Faith Food Bank Society$7.1M
- Canadian Magen David Adom for Israel/Magen David Adom Canadien pour Israel$5M
- Canadian Magen David Adom for Israel/Magen David Adom Canadien pour Israel$5M
- Edmonton Gleaners Association$4.3M
- Edmonton Gleaners Association$4.3M
- Canada-Ukraine Foundation$3.4M
- Canada-Ukraine Foundation$3.4M
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$3.2M
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$3.2M
- Doctors Without Borders Canada / Medecins Sans Frontieresca Nada$2.6M
- Doctors Without Borders Canada / Medecins Sans Frontieresca Nada$2.6M
- Feed Nova Scotia Society$2.6M
- Feed Nova Scotia Society$2.6M
- Food Banks British Columbia$2.6M
- Food Banks British Columbia$2.6M
- Shelter Canada$2.1M
- Shelter Canada$2.1M
- London and Area Food Bank Inc$1.5M
- London and Area Food Bank Inc$1.5M
- Don Bosco Missions Office$1.4M
- Don Bosco Missions Office$1.4M
- Masjid-E Farooq-E Azam Mississauga$1.3M
- Masjid-E Farooq-E Azam Mississauga$1.3M
- Toronto Youth for Christ$1.3M
Received $10.4M from 1,018 charities:
- Al Roadburg Foundation$1M
- Koerner Foundation$750K
- Green Sanderson Family Foundation$500K
- The M.H. Brigham Foundation$493K
- Arrell Family Foundation$250K
- La Fondation Rossy The Rossy Foundation$250K
- RBC Foundation$200K
- Kenneth M. Molson Foundation$200K
- The Windsor Islamic Association (w.i.a.)$200K
- La Société Pour La Prévention Contre La Cruauté Envers Les Animaux De L'Ouest Du Québec/The Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Of Western Quebec$200K
- Chaverim of the Community$194K
- Canadahelps Canadon$171K
- Canadahelps Canadon$171K
- Little Family Foundation$159K
- Chaverim of the Community$136K
- The Western Communities Foundation$110K
- The Tao Foundation$100K
- The Sonor Foundation$100K
- M-E Squared Foundation$100K
- Rand Kildare Charitable Foundation$98K
- Malcolm J. Jenkins Family Foundation Incorporated$95K
- Dale and Lynn Rempel Foundation Inc.$93K
- Park People$90K
- The Peter Gilgan Foundation$75K
- Canary Foundation$74K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $250,000–299,9992 positions
- $160,000–199,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions103
- Total compensation, all staff$10.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matthew Choi (director); Leen LI (director); Ashutosh Avasthi (director); Sonya Von Heyking (treasurer); Karim Harji (director); Gert Thomas Du Preez (director); Shawn Gandhi (director); Kathryn Hume (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadahelps Canadon’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 896568417RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.