Sending Sunshine
Charitable organization · Mississauga, Ontario · BN 730627478RR0001 · Relief of the Aged · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,202) as filed with the CRA.
Sending Sunshine is a charitable organization based in Mississauga, Ontario, classified by the CRA under relief of the aged. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $28K in revenue and $12K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from donations, 11% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $13K.
Compared with 177 seniors' charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Sending Sunshine’s core programs are divided into three areas that are designed to foster interaction between student volunteers youth groups and seniors. Handwritten Cards Program - The card program involves volunteers students and youth groups who design cards and hand-write uplifting messages. We receive the cards from around the world which are then mailed to our PO Box which we then distribute to our partner care facilities. Pen Pal Program – This unique program is intended to facilitate meaningful one-on-one intergenerational bonds. It’s a tangible way for the elderly and youth to…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28K | $12K | $7,584 | — | — | $27K |
| 2023 | $21K | $10K | $7,758 | — | $0 | $10K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $13K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marissa Parker (executive director); Tracy Wu (program director); Emily Crowe (events director); Solange Hondermann (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sending Sunshine’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 730627478RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.