The Compassionate Friends of Canada
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 893699462RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($15,678) as filed with the CRA.
The Compassionate Friends of Canada is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $16K in revenue and $16K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from donations, 50% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $19K.
Compared with 213 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $9,131 in 2020 to $16K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Tcf is an international non-profit peer support organization helping and supporting families grieving the death of a child through understanding and education
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16K | $16K | $16K | — | — | $18K |
| 2023 | $4,109 | $4,043 | $4,043 | — | — | $18K |
| 2022 | $4,898 | $3,328 | $3,328 | — | — | $18K |
| 2021 | $4,217 | $2,971 | $2,971 | — | — | $16K |
| 2020 | $9,131 | $8,136 | $8,136 | — | — | $15K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $19K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrew Bond (president); Donna Rodin (past president); Diana Cadigan (treasurer); Eileen Bond (chapter development); Larry Cadman (director); Barb Noseworthy (director); Karen Destun (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Compassionate Friends of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 893699462RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.