Courage for Freedom
Charitable organization · Dorchester, Ontario · BN 825534563RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($123,656) as filed with the CRA.
Courage for Freedom is a charitable organization based in Dorchester, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $142K in revenue and $124K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from donations, 13% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $58K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 78% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $274K in 2020 to $142K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The organization offers direct supports and trauma informed programs peer mentoring educational supports for minor aged victims and survivors of human trafficking their families and service providers in rural and city settings. Results from horse programs are used to create curriculum empower educate and positively influence those from diverse social and economic backgrounds religions and ethnicity communities and agencies. Work outcomes translate into vital educational training certification awareness engagement and community calls to action and volunteer involvement.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $142K | $124K | $109K | $6,298 | — | -$38K |
| 2023 | $152K | $198K | $189K | — | — | -$57K |
| 2022 | $256K | $294K | $281K | — | — | -$11K |
| 2021 | $330K | $320K | $307K | — | — | $27K |
| 2020 | $274K | $265K | $254K | $186 | — | $17K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $58K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$28K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cecil George Franklin (director); Kelly Franklin (ceo/director); Gareth Williams (president); Shelley Wilson (secretary/treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Courage for Freedom’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 825534563RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.