Help From Canada
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 716793906RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($57,156) as filed with the CRA.
Help From Canada is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $48K in revenue and $57K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations, 13% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,174.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $52K in 2024, the largest being $52K to 4ukraine.ca. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1. Transportation of people adversely affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This program consisted of directly purchasing flights ground transportation and hotels for both Ukrainian nationals and those of other nationalities residing in Ukraine adversely affected by the war seeking refuge in Canada. Expenditures consisted of plane train and bus tickets baggage fees along with a limited number of hotel rooms. 2. Support for both Ukrainian nationals and those of other nationalities residing in Ukraine adversely affected by the war once they arrived in Canada. Follow up meetings wit…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48K | $57K | — | — | $56K | $13K |
| 2023 | $40K | $27K | $2,708 | — | $23K | $19K |
| 2022 | $52K | $446 | $40K | — | $0 | $14K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $52K to 1 qualified donee:
- 4ukraine.ca$52K
Received $6,174 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Garnett (president chairman); Rebecca Rider (vice chairman vice president); Terry Allen (board member); Gurinder Gill (board member); Jill Rodrigues (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Help From Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 716793906RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.