Helping International Students
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 788762946RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($60,928) as filed with the CRA.
Helping International Students is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $78K in revenue and $61K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from government, 54% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $71K.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Community Integration Programming: Providing seasonal cultural events tours and partnerships with local families ('Friendship Families') to foster belonging and reduce isolation. Community Dinners and Local Events: Hosting regular community dinners to address international food insecurity loneliness and opportunities for volunteers to support the international student community. Career Mentorship: Connecting international students with local professionals for one-on-one or group mentorship sessions to help students gain Canadian workplace cultural experience and natural networking opportu…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $78K | $61K | $33K | — | $0 | $29K |
| 2023 | $112K | — | $88K | — | $101K | $9,251 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $71K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jamie Wang (director/treasurer); Johannes Cilliers (director); Ik Soo Choi (director); Jakob Koch (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Helping International Students’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 788762946RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.