Ethiopiaid Canada
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 855016267RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($408,325) as filed with the CRA.
Ethiopiaid Canada is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $319K in revenue and $408K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from donations, 43% from other charities. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $141K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 88% of that peer group.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $693K in 2020 to $319K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Ethiopiaid Canada carries out activities to empower people in Ethiopia lead healthy and productive lives. 1. Obstetric fistula treatment and reintegration program in Gondar Amhara: fistula-repair surgeries care and rehabilitation; skills-training and sustainable livelihood program for healed patients. 2. Vocational training program in Addis Ababa: 2 year technical courses in woodwork metalwork electrical for vulnerable & disadvantaged youth; tailoring and catering trainings for young women. 3. Community rehabilitation and support for children and women with disabilities in Harar. 4. Drough…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $319K | $408K | $158K | $178K | — | — |
| 2023 | $887K | $814K | $691K | $85K | — | — |
| 2022 | $853K | $911K | $732K | $78K | — | $123K |
| 2021 | $843K | $822K | $714K | $56K | $0 | $180K |
| 2020 | $693K | $800K | $628K | $117K | — | $159K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $141K from 14 charities:
- The Calgary Foundation$100K
- Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario Humanity Fund$14K
- Giselle Foundation$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$7,551
- Aqueduct Foundation$5,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$2,000
- ATB Investor Services Foundation$1,200
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$837
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$250
- The Community Foundation of Nova Scotia Society$193
- Vancity Community Foundation$175
- Abundance Canada$100
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$45
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$2
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$89K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Ted Dreger (board member); Patience Akwen Nambo (board member); Isaac Akanbi (board member); Horla Torkornoo (treasurer).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ethiopiaid Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 855016267RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.