Hope in the Dark
Charitable organization · Calgary, Alberta · BN 786882696RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($209,982) as filed with the CRA.
Hope in the Dark is a charitable organization based in Calgary, Alberta, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $229K in revenue and $210K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from donations, 21% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $35K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 89% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $80K in 2020 to $229K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Similar to 2023 in the past year we operated two centers in Colombia. The first one is in the city of Bucaramanga where we provide a safe place for up to 100 children who live in surrounding slums. We provide free daily nutritious meals for the children Bible studies for the children extracurricular activities/ after school program homework support/ tutoring and on an as-needed basis school supplies and uniforms. We also provide counselling and psychological services to the kids and their parents. Our second center is located in the city of Cartagena Colombia and it follows the same …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $229K | $210K | $165K | $1,477 | — | $174K |
| 2023 | $182K | $166K | $120K | — | — | $155K |
| 2022 | $100K | $106K | $92K | — | — | $136K |
| 2021 | $85K | $62K | $60K | — | — | $139K |
| 2020 | $80K | $44K | $39K | $855 | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $35K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$35K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christian Canas Rojas (chair); Andres Ramirez (trustee at large); Chris Mamen (trustee at large); David Bone (trustee at large); Catalina Cote (trustee at large); Jadyn Murage (trustee at large); Ronald Umbsaar (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hope in the Dark’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 786882696RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.