The Original Santa Claus Parade
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 130577133RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,637,301) as filed with the CRA.
The Original Santa Claus Parade is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.4M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations, 9% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,028.
Compared with 299 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
To conduct the annual santa claus parade in toronto
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.3M | — | — | $380K |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.9M | $2.6M | — | — | $585K |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.6M | $2.3M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $2.1M | $1.9M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $2.9M | $2.6M | $2.3M | — | — | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,028 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$888K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David McCarthy (chairperson & secretary); Cindy Day (vice chair); Rino D'Onofrio (treasurer); Jeffrey Weiss (excutive vice president); Nicole Avery (executive vice president); Kimberlee Welch (executive vice president); Michael Bartlett (director); Chris Tambakis (director); Dianne Schwalm (director); Ryan Timms (director); Gasper Galati (director); Duncan Fraser (director); Stuart Pullock (director); Kate Menear (partner); Martine Levy (partner); Keka Dasgupta (strategic advisor); Dustin .
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Original Santa Claus Parade’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130577133RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.