Rural Action International
Private foundation · Chatham, Ontario · BN 820593416RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($21,199) as filed with the CRA.
Rural Action International is a private foundation based in Chatham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $5,248 in revenue and $21K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from donations, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $340.
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 62% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Zambian and canadian volunteers provided education on agriculture food security and buisness for womens groups in northern zambia. - zambian and canadian volunteers worked to educate local communities in northern zambia on community development activities leading to investment in social infrastructure. - public information and information was provided on the rural action international website.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,248 | $21K | $3,353 | — | $17K | $10K |
| 2023 | $1,529 | $325 | — | — | — | $26K |
| 2022 | $1,455 | $247 | — | — | — | $25K |
| 2021 | $1,483 | $840 | $548 | — | — | $24K |
| 2020 | $4,511 | $2,808 | $2,670 | — | — | $23K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $340 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Winnie Trudeau (director); Emmanuel Lester (director); Robert McCubbin (president); Bradley Lester (secretary/treasurer); Deodatus Chailunga (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Rural Action International’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 820593416RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.