Help A Girl Out
Publicly funded institution · Brampton, Ontario · BN 736051517RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($423,808) as filed with the CRA.
Help A Girl Out is a charitable organization based in Brampton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. 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 $436K in revenue and $424K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,601.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
During this fiscal period Help A Girl Out (HAGO) continued its mission of advancing menstrual equity and supporting the health and dignity of girls and women. Our charitable programs focuse on education direct aid and systemic change in Canada. Our efforts were carried out through a combination of staff volunteers qualified donees. One of our core ongoing initiatives is the distribution of free reusable and disposable menstrual hygiene products to individuals facing financial hardship. These products were delivered through a growing network of schools shelters community centres and foo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $436K | $424K | $408K | $0 | — | $88K |
| 2023 | $1,916 | $3,587 | $2,702 | — | — | $78K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,601 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$143K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andria Barrett (chairman of the board); Elaine Forester (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Help A Girl Out’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 736051517RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.