Canadian Samaritans for Africa
Private foundation · Ajax, Ontario · BN 859362840RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($37,112) as filed with the CRA.
Canadian Samaritans for Africa is a private foundation based in Ajax, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $27K in revenue and $37K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,037.
Compared with 3,025 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 42% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $65K in 2020 to $27K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Abia town widows empowerment foundation (atwef)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27K | $37K | $14K | — | $19K | $33K |
| 2023 | $36K | $17K | — | $14K | — | $43K |
| 2022 | $20K | $49K | $2,476 | — | $42K | $22K |
| 2021 | $88K | $86K | $1,098 | — | $82K | $50K |
| 2020 | $65K | $59K | $1,826 | — | $54K | $48K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Private foundation — endowment and payout, December 31, 2024
- Receipted donations$27,489
This ratio is gifts made divided by total assets at year end. It is not the CRA disbursement quota, which is calculated on the average value of property not used in charitable activities and cannot be derived from these filings.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,037 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,037
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ekwutesi Odozor (director); Susan Hookoong-Taylor (director); Ogechukwu Okolo (director); Chika Agbo (director); Nkechi Ukwueze (director); Rashidat Okeke (director); Afamefuna Ene (director); Adaobi Esonwanne (director); Osaru Ogbomo (director since 2017 (7 years)).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Canadian Samaritans for Africa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 859362840RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.