Capital Rainbow Refuge
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 743000473RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($353,834) as filed with the CRA.
Capital Rainbow Refuge is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $279K in revenue and $354K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 52% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,510.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The organization assists in providing safe haven to sexual and gender minority refugees facing persecution or dangerous situations through financial material and emotional support.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2024–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $279K | $354K | $194K | $55K | — | $84K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,510 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$193K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elaheh Nikookaran (director); George Limbani-Phiri (vice chair); Robert Cottrel (director); Lisa Hebert (chair); Jan Kurman (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Capital Rainbow Refuge’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 743000473RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.