The Caring and Sharing Exchange
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 130979172RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($629,911) as filed with the CRA.
The Caring and Sharing Exchange is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $554K in revenue and $630K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 32% from donations, 63% from other charities. In 2024, 23 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $607K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The christmas excahnge program- helping individuals and families in need during the holiday season. Assistance is provided in the form of a food hamper or personalized redeemable gift voucher. Sharing in student success- helping children from families in need to go back to school with a backpack full of all the grade-appropriate supplies needed. Coordination service- working with over 200 local social service agencies to eliminate any duplication of service of our 2 assistance programs. Kindness week in ottawa- recognizing and promoting everday acts of kindness across ottawa.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $554K | $630K | — | — | — | $402K |
| 2023 | $562K | $532K | — | — | — | $478K |
| 2022 | $594K | $490K | — | — | — | $447K |
| 2021 | $654K | $466K | — | — | — | $342K |
| 2020 | $479K | $468K | $378K | $55K | — | $25K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $607K from 23 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$242K
- Canadahelps Canadon$242K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$19K
- Kiwanis Club of Ottawa Foundation$15K
- Kiwanis Club of Ottawa Foundation$15K
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$11K
- WCPD Foundation$9,000
- The Eastern Ontario & Western Quebec Christmas Cheer Foundation/la Fondation Esprit de Noel de l'Est de l'Ontario et l'Ouest du Québec$7,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$6,050
- Danbe Foundation Inc.$5,000
- The Bloodroot Fund$5,000
- J.P. Bickell Foundation$5,000
- J.P. Bickell Foundation$5,000
- Hallmark Giving$5,000
- Rideau Park United Church$4,000
- The Harry P Ward Foundation/la Fondation Harry P Ward$2,500
- BenefAction Foundation$2,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,163
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,900
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,166
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$836
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$327
- Abundance Canada$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$248K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Megan O'Meara (president); Lily Grudzien (vice president); Kurt Anderson (treasurer); Keith Archer (secretary); Kelly Adkin (director); Roxane Deschenes (director); Biance Vodden (director); Erin Dowe (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Caring and Sharing Exchange’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130979172RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.