Charity Intelligence Canada
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 803407956RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($940,780) as filed with the CRA.
Charity Intelligence Canada is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $1M in revenue and $941K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 37% from other charities. In 2024, 46 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $928K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 24 qualified donees totalling $207K in 2024, the largest being $175K to Doctors Without Borders Canada / Medecins Sans Frontieresca Nada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Founded in 2007 Charity Intelligence researches and analyses Canadian charities so donors have information to make informed and intelligent giving decisions. According to StatsCanada research 30% of Canadians say they do not give more to charity because they lack information to give confidently. Similarly from national surveys 98% of Canadians want more information about charities. Yet only 20% find that charities provide this information. Charity Intelligence strives to bridge these information gaps so donors have greater confidence in their giving. 77% of donors who use Charity Intel…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1M | $941K | $657K | $8,033 | $207K | $674K |
| 2023 | $713K | $683K | $600K | $1,200 | $32K | $581K |
| 2022 | $588K | $595K | $481K | $18K | $65K | $551K |
| 2021 | $621K | $476K | $390K | $1,200 | $57K | $558K |
| 2020 | $861K | $532K | $415K | $20K | $58K | $415K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $207K to 24 qualified donees:
- Doctors Without Borders Canada / Medecins Sans Frontieresca Nada$175K
- The Dorothy Ley Hospice$5,000
- All Saints Anglican Church$5,000
- Street Health Community Nursing Foundation$2,000
- Stepstones for Youth$2,000
- Sleeping Children Around the World$2,000
- ST George's Church on the Hill Islington$2,000
- City of Toronto - Toronto Animal Services$1,400
- City of Mississauga - Mississauga Animal Services$1,400
- Embrave Agency to End Violence$1,400
- Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary$1,300
- Mississauga Humane Society$1,200
- Wildlife Preservation Canada/conservation de la Faune au Ca Nada$1,000
- Ontario Nature Inc.$1,000
- Jump Math$1,000
- Eva's Initiatives for Homeless Youth$1,000
- The Bruce Trail Conservancy$1,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,000
- The Earth Rangers Foundation$800
- Women's Habitat of Etobicoke$500
- Women's College Hospital Foundation$100
- ST. Michael's and Providence Foundation$100
- ST. Michael's and Providence Foundation$100
- Waterloo Regional Health Network Foundation$100
Received $928K from 46 charities:
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$245K
- St. Mary's Hospital Foundation$200K
- The Rotary Club of Barrie Ontario Canada Inc.$107K
- Canadahelps Canadon$50K
- Canadahelps Canadon$50K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$33K
- MLSE Foundation$33K
- Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber Charitable Foundation$25K
- The Counselling Foundation of Canada$23K
- Toronto Foundation$20K
- Noor Cultural Centre Canada$15K
- The Bickle-Wilder Foundation$15K
- Matan Bsayser Foundation$14K
- The Shoebox Workshop Waterloo Region$13K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$12K
- Chisholm Thomson Family Foundation$10K
- Arts for Development Foundation$9,000
- The Calgary Foundation$7,822
- Waldheim Missions Conference$6,800
- BenefAction Foundation$6,671
- The Dickhout Family Foundation$6,000
- The Barber Family Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Journey Church$3,600
- Tutsch Family Foundation$3,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,134
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$656K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kate Bahen; Greg Thomson.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Charity Intelligence Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 803407956RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.