Charity BreakdownCanadian charity filings, itemized

Humanitarian Coalition / Coalition Humanitaire

Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 831590666RR0001 · Foundations · website

Your $100, itemizedHumanitarian Coalition / Coalition HumanitaireFiscal year ended December 31, 2024
Gifts to other charities$90
Fundraising$5
Management & admin$4
Charitable programs$1
TOTAL$100
RegisteredPublicly funded

Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($14,586,470) as filed with the CRA.

Humanitarian Coalition / Coalition Humanitaire is a public foundation based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. 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 $14.9M in revenue and $14.6M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 78% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 44 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1M.

Compared with 23 grantmaking institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.

As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $13.2M in 2024, the largest being $2.3M to World Vision Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.

In its own words

The Humanitarian Coalition contributes towards alleviating acute human suffering among survivors of humanitarian disasters. As a joint Canadian approach to humanitarian response the Humanitarian Coalition is a 'one-stop-shop' for all Canadians during times of international humanitarian crises. During major international humanitarian disasters cooperation coordination and communication between Canadian humanitarian organizations remain at the forefront of our efforts. Ongoing priorities include ensuring that all funds raised are used in an effective timely and accountable manner as well as…

Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.

The ledger, 2020–2024

YearRevenueSpendingProgramsFundraisingGifts outNet assets
2024$14.9M$14.6M$153K$656K$13.2M$1.9M
2023$43.1M$43.2M$167K$769K$41.8M$1.2M
2022$21.2M$21.4M$104K$933K$19.9M$1.2M
2021$6.5M$7.1M$230K$586K$6M$1.4M
2020$17.7M$17M$112K$561K$16.1M$2.1M

Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.

Money between charities, 2024

Received $1M from 44 charities:

As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.

What it pays

Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:

  • $160,000–199,9991 position
  • $120,000–159,9991 position
  • $80,000–119,9993 positions
  • $40,000–79,9992 positions
  • $1–39,9991 position
  • Permanent full-time positions8
  • Total compensation, all staff$761K

Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.

Directors & trustees (2024)

Karin Achtelstetter (director); Barbara Grantham (director); Lindsay Glassco (director); Andy Harrington (director); Michael Messenger (director); Usama Khan (director); Danny Glenwright (director); Lauren Ravon (director); Beatrice Vaugrante (director).

As listed on its 2024 return.

Check the source

Every figure on this page is from Humanitarian Coalition / Coalition Humanitaire’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 831590666RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.