Suitcases for Africa
Charitable organization · Pointe-Claire, Quebec · BN 846826451RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($30,198) as filed with the CRA.
Suitcases for Africa is a charitable organization based in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $28K in revenue and $30K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,502.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers.
In its own words
Our main focus remains education sponsorships and scholarships for orphans and vulnerable children within our catchment areas. Our goal is to see all of our students who are already registered in our programs get to complete their education as far as they are able. We now have several students pursuing a university degree! Providing clean accessible drinking water is another focus for us. In Kenya they say that 'Water is Life' and we agree that wells should be a priority as often as we can afford to do so. Helping to alleviate the ravages of malaria remains high on our priority list. To tha…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28K | $30K | $23K | — | — | $14K |
| 2023 | $17K | $29K | $29K | — | — | $16K |
| 2022 | $21K | $13K | $13K | — | — | $26K |
| 2021 | $21K | $27K | $19K | — | — | $21K |
| 2020 | $32K | $19K | $11K | — | $0 | $20K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,502 from 3 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,374
- Summerlea United Church$1,835
- ST-Barnabas' Church$1,293
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Suitcases for Africa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 846826451RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.