Raya Development Foundation
Charitable organization · Oakville, Ontario · BN 777516477RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($53,918) as filed with the CRA.
Raya Development Foundation is a charitable organization based in Oakville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $50K in revenue and $54K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $58K.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,000 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $32K in 2020 to $50K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
1/ Raya Development Foundation (RDF Canada) responded to an urgent request to support fifteen individuals in Wargba facing early signs of starvation with some already migrating in search of food. After independently verifying the situation RDF Canada approved and released 180 000 Birr in line with its mission to relieve poverty. The funds intended to sustain the individuals for three months until additional aid arrives were sent to a local representative who in collaboration with the Raya Azebo social affairs officer distributed the aid. Each person received 100 kg of sorghum 5 liters o…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50K | $54K | $24K | — | $1,000 | — |
| 2023 | $36K | $17K | $14K | — | — | $61K |
| 2022 | $36K | $73K | $70K | — | $0 | $26K |
| 2021 | $23K | $7,458 | $6,344 | — | $0 | $49K |
| 2020 | $32K | $16K | $15K | — | $0 | $33K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,000 to 1 qualified donee:
- Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture$1,000
Received $58K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Abraham Beyene (executive director); Samuel Kiros (finance controller); Zewdi Redaey (director); Daniel Gebretsadik (director); Geberezgi Abraham (finance officer); Hadas Abay (communications officer); Teka Gezahegn (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Raya Development Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 777516477RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.