The Latvian Relief Society of Canada 'daugavas Vanagi'
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 119241636RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($591,950) as filed with the CRA.
The Latvian Relief Society of Canada 'daugavas Vanagi' is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $510K in revenue and $592K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 39% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $202K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 59% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $14K in 2024, the largest being $8,000 to Kristus Darzs Latvian Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Provides financial & other assistance to needy persons promotion of social & cultural welfare of persons of latvian origin who reside in canada support children elderly and handicapped people in latvia assist needy youths to obtain education in latvia
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $510K | $592K | $88K | — | $453K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $630K | $567K | — | — | $517K | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $768K | $535K | $476K | — | $7,813 | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $294K | $398K | $341K | $1,419 | $5,200 | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $382K | $493K | $423K | — | $29K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $14K to 3 qualified donees:
Received $202K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gunta Reynolds (president); Talivaldis Forstmanis (treasurer); Astride Silis (secretary); Linda Lazda (director); Skaidrite Terauds (director); Arnis Markitants (director); Dzintra Eglitis (director); Dag Demandt (director); Rolands Lapins (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Latvian Relief Society of Canada 'daugavas Vanagi'’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119241636RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.