One Life Makes a Difference
Public foundation · Regina, Saskatchewan · BN 849983929RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,758,498) as filed with the CRA.
One Life Makes a Difference is a public foundation based in Regina, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4.8M in revenue and $2.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $5,000.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $2.6M in 2024, the largest being $2M to Mother Teresa Middle School Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.9M in 2020 to $4.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
To provide financial assistance to educate underpriviledged inner city youth in canada and/or make donations to qualified donees within the limits imposed under the income tax act (canada)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.8M | $2.8M | $16K | — | $2.6M | $19.3M |
| 2023 | $2.1M | $2.4M | $20K | — | $555K | $17.2M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | -$1.8M | $20K | $113K | $392K | $14.1M |
| 2021 | $3.7M | $663K | — | $151K | $379K | $15.9M |
| 2020 | $2.9M | $694K | — | $151K | $409K | $12.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $2.6M to 2 qualified donees:
Received $5,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paul Hill (director/chairperson); Terry O'Malley (director/secretary); Robert Watson (director); Maurice Bundon (director/treasurer); Harvey Granatier (director); Tina Svedahl (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from One Life Makes a Difference’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 849983929RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.