Friends of the Orphans Canada
Charitable organization · Guelph, Ontario · BN 118932730RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($463,142) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of the Orphans Canada is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $550K in revenue and $463K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from donations, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $42K.
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 20% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The charity sent funds to orphans in mexico honduras nicaragua el salvador dominican republic guatemala haiti bolivia and peru for food and shelter (and other related costs). The funds are raised through direct maill sponsorship in canada as well as fundraising activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $550K | $463K | $317K | $39K | — | $239K |
| 2023 | $428K | $530K | $402K | — | — | $152K |
| 2022 | $491K | $477K | $356K | — | — | $254K |
| 2021 | $444K | $449K | $332K | — | — | $240K |
| 2020 | $660K | $843K | $725K | $10 | — | $275K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $42K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$87K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeff Van Haeran (director); Joy King (president); Andrew Ross (director); Carmine Nigro (director); Steven Travale (director); Margaret Blair (executive director); Margot Uyl (director); Juan Bernal (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of the Orphans Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118932730RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.