Charity BreakdownCanadian charity filings, itemized

The Canadian Red Cross Society

Charitable organization · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 119219814RR0001 · Core Health Care · website

Your $100, itemizedThe Canadian Red Cross SocietyFiscal year ended March 31, 2024
Charitable programs$75
Gifts to other charities$14
Fundraising$8
Management & admin$3
TOTAL$100
Registered

Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($591,638,990) as filed with the CRA.

The Canadian Red Cross Society is a charitable organization based in Saint John, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $442.4M in revenue and $591.6M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.

Its funding that year was roughly 30% from donations, 45% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 787 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $26.8M.

Compared with 85 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 1,435 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 1,490 qualified donees totalling $80.5M in 2024, the largest being $900K to Town of Channel-Port aux Basques. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.

In its own words

Our focus is on two fields of work (emergencies and health) in Canada and around the world four key priorities (readiness response and recovery; preparedness and risk reduction; advancing reconciliation; and digital transformation) and eight areas of expertise (direct assistance training and education volunteerism philanthropy capacity strengthening influencing humanitarian action research in action and granting). These areas are the foundation that we continue to build upon to help people and communities in need and support them in strengthening their resilience. For more informati…

Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.

The ledger, 2020–2024

YearRevenueSpendingProgramsFundraisingGifts outNet assets
2024$442.4M$591.6M$443.8M$47.8M$80.5M$238.1M
2023$856.1M$686.9M$595.9M$53M$13.5M$238.9M
2022$837.1M$651.1M$590.5M$36.9M$4.1M$245.9M
2021$564M$553.4M$491.3M$36.2M$12.1M$180.8M
2020$336.9M$347.6M$277.5M$39.9M$15.5M$152.5M

Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.

Money between charities, 2024

Granted $80.5M to 1,490 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:

Full grant ledger — all 1,490 grants

As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.

What it pays

Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:

  • $350,000 and over1 position
  • $300,000–349,9991 position
  • $250,000–299,9991 position
  • $200,000–249,9996 positions
  • $160,000–199,9991 position
  • Permanent full-time positions1,435
  • Total compensation, all staff$176.4M

Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.

Directors & trustees (2024)

Amit Mehra (immediate past-chair); Miranda Hubbs (chair); Brenda Eaton (director); Virginia West (director); Aun Ali Khokhawala (director); Marco Gagnon (director); Richard Fadden (vice chair); Rima Naim (director); Christine Hanson (director); Theresa Roessel (director); Karine Dion (director); Roma Dubczak (director); Maureen Rogers (director); Steven Wheeler (director); Robert Zed (director).

As listed on its 2024 return.

Check the source

Every figure on this page is from The Canadian Red Cross Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119219814RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.