Out of the Cold Foundation
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 863470555RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($116,413) as filed with the CRA.
Out of the Cold Foundation is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $108K in revenue and $116K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 17 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $149K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers.
It reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $111K in 2024, the largest being $21K to Saint Luke's United Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1. Respond to the basic physical needs of shelter food and warm clothing for homeless. 2. Supports the out of the cold participating agencies churches synangogues and other groups that provide safe havens for the poor and homeless of our society. 3. Acts as an umbrella organization to provide financial support for out of the cold projects through an application funding process.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $108K | $116K | $1,663 | — | $111K | $10K |
| 2023 | $111K | $113K | $1,621 | — | $108K | $18K |
| 2022 | $94K | $87K | $1,101 | — | $82K | $20K |
| 2021 | $92K | $110K | $609 | — | $105K | $13K |
| 2020 | $119K | $100K | $2,500 | — | $93K | $31K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $111K to 14 qualified donees:
- Saint Luke's United Church$21K
- Yorkminster Park Baptist Church$18K
- East End United Regional Ministry$14K
- Beth Sholom Synagogue$9,350
- Holy Blossom Temple$8,600
- Blythwood Road Baptist Church$8,000
- St. Patrick's Parish$8,000
- Congregation Darchei Noam Reconstructionist Synagogue of Toronto$7,000
- St. Basil's Parish$5,000
- All Saints Church Kingsway$3,500
- ST. Andrew's Presbyterian Church$3,500
- Knox United Church$2,800
- Glenview Presbyterian Church$2,000
- St. Ann's Parish$1,500
Received $149K from 17 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$50K
- Canadahelps Canadon$50K
- Anne McGrath Memorial Foundation Inc.$10K
- Aqueduct Foundation$9,600
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$7,846
- United Way of Greater Toronto$5,939
- Boland Foundation$5,000
- Cornerstone Community Church (niagara)$3,000
- Yorkminster Park Baptist Church$1,998
- Don Heights Unitarian Congregation$1,465
- The Meeting House Church Family$1,100
- Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto$1,000
- Hope Presbyterian Church$1,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$993
- United Way Maritimes/Centraide des Maritimes$380
- The Synod of the Diocese of Niagara$25
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Craig Smeaton (president/director); Elizabeth Eustace (executive/director); Adrienne Scott (director/treasurer); Enzo Sallese (executive/director); Megan McCoy (executive/director); Chris Zownir (executive/director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Out of the Cold Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 863470555RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.