Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
Charitable organization · Etobicoke, Ontario · BN 130629702RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,780,285) as filed with the CRA.
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire is a charitable organization based in Etobicoke, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $89K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 70 qualified donees totalling $182K in 2024, the largest being $40K to Community Association for Riders with Disabilities. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $2.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Iode provides scholarships bursaries and awards to students at all educational levels. It donates books to daycares schools libraries and community centres in northern ontario labrador and elsewhere in canada where need is apparent. It recognizes authors of children's literature with annual juried awards. It recognizes members of polices services for their voluntary contributions to youth development in their communities. It supplies educational materials and recreational equipment to schools. It supplies clothing food and toys to remotely located schools. School breakfasts lunches…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $973K | $209K | $182K | $3.8M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $913K | $186K | $179K | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $830K | $201K | $164K | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $836K | $189K | $134K | $4M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.4M | — | — | — | $3.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $182K to 70 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Community Association for Riders with Disabilities$40K
- Calgary Young Womens Christian Assoc.$15K
- Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association$10K
- The Back Door a Youth Employment Society$10K
- Canadian Legacy Project$10K
- Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation$8,000
- The University of British Columbia$7,000
- Basically Babies LTD.$7,000
- Nelson and Area Friends of the Family Foundation$5,000
- The H.i.k.e. Fund (canada)$5,000
- The Mustard Seed Society$5,000
- Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire$5,000
- Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire$5,000
- Firefighters Burn Treatment Society$5,000
- Pregnancy Infant & Child Loss Support Centre$5,000
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$5,000
- Headwaters Health CARE Foundation$4,162
- Women's Auxiliary of Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital$3,000
- Ability Workshop Society$2,500
- Ycc - Youth Centres of Calgary$2,000
- Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation$1,400
- Chatham Kent Hospice Inc.$1,300
- Four Counties Health Services Foundation$1,300
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,000
- Orangeville Food Bank : Caring for the Community$1,000
Received $89K from 15 charities:
- Edith and Gordon Benson Foundation$46K
- The Egan Family Foundation$7,500
- The Chatham Kent Community Foundation$7,500
- BenefAction Foundation$5,000
- Vancouver Foundation$5,000
- Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire$5,000
- Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,776
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,012
- Coldwell Community Foundation Inc.$1,000
- London Community Foundation$1,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$250
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$250
- Canada Donates Inc.$27
- The Chatham Kent Community Foundation$0
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$107K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carol McCall (treasurer & constitution offi); Jane Cushing (president); Karen Dalton (1st vice pres. & educational); Chris Bateman (secretary); Helen Danby (vice-president); Elizabeth Hancock (services officer); Renate Schuetz (2nd vp & communications offi); Hazel Macleod (war memorial officer); Catherine Moore (citizenship officer); Carole Yorke (vice-president); Natalie Denesovych (celebrations officer); Fredda McCarey (vice-president); Janis Ogilvie (membership officer); Anne Lawless (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130629702RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.