The Spark of Hope Foundation
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 817847379RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($374,267) as filed with the CRA.
The Spark of Hope Foundation is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $419K in revenue and $374K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from donations, 19% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $118K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The foundation collaborates and partners with universities around the world to ensure marginalized young females primarily from the Global South in remote areas and in areas of conflict get access to post secondary education through scholarships at the undergraduate graduate professional and post graduate levels to become tomorrow's leaders worldwide.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $419K | $374K | $177K | — | $153K | -$138K |
| 2023 | $371K | $368K | $172K | — | $143K | $40K |
| 2022 | $611K | $354K | $163K | — | $147K | -$185K |
| 2021 | — | $344K | $128K | — | $158K | — |
| 2020 | $388K | $247K | $101K | — | — | -$351K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $118K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cora DiPietro (chairperson); Narmin Ismail (ceo); Shairoz Kherani (board director); Meera Sharma (board director); Adela Mall (board director); Anaar Dhanji (board director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Spark of Hope Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 817847379RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.