Rainbow Railroad
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 827142530RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,687,812) as filed with the CRA.
Rainbow Railroad 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 $8.8M in revenue and $8.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from donations, 45% from other charities. In 2024, 61 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.8M.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 80% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 61 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.4M in 2020 to $8.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Through our core Emergency Travel Support (ETS) and 5 complimentary programs we supported 5 886 individuals in 2024. ETS provides lifesaving advice resources and travel support to persecuted LGBTQI+ individuals. In 2024 we evacuated 242 people through this program. Program One: Cash Assistance to Individuals in Imminent Danger includes direct financial assistance for accommodation medical care essential needs and in-country relocation. We supported 217 individuals through Program One in 2024. Program Two: Direct Support to Partner Organizations involves collaboration with local partners …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.8M | $8.7M | $6M | $1.6M | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $8.5M | $8.2M | $6.3M | $1.4M | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $7.1M | $7.1M | $5.3M | $1.4M | — | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $4.8M | $4.7M | $3.5M | $807K | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $3.4M | $2.8M | $2M | $124K | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.8M from 61 charities:
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$231K
- The Stollery Charitable Foundation$200K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$189K
- Canadahelps Canadon$179K
- Canadahelps Canadon$179K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$135K
- Northern Legacy Foundation$100K
- United Way of Greater Toronto$72K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$68K
- Fondation TUX Karma$60K
- The Auxilium Foundation$50K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$42K
- The Trottier Family Foundation/la Fondation Familiale Trottier$40K
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$27K
- Mackenzie Investments Charitable Foundation$25K
- New Century Charitable Foundation$25K
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$20K
- The Donald F. Hunter Charitable Foundation$20K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$16K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$15K
- Aqueduct Foundation$12K
- Hamilton Community Foundation$10K
- The K M Hunter Charitable Foundation$10K
- The K M Hunter Charitable Foundation$10K
- The Alva Foundation$10K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions61
- Total compensation, all staff$4.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Caleb Goodman (chair of board); Ian Gregoire (treasurer); Bruce Koff (vice chair); Andrew Swart (director); Julian Morris (director); Devin O'Neill (director); Muneer Panjwani; Malik Brown.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Rainbow Railroad’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 827142530RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.