Tostan Canada
Charitable organization · Long Sault, Ontario · BN 840151807RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,584,735) as filed with the CRA.
Tostan Canada is a charitable organization based in Long Sault, Ontario, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 86% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.4M.
Compared with 453 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 94% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 83% of that peer group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $727K in 2020 to $1.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1) to undertake educational programs in africa and to empower people in african communities to bring about sustainable development and positive social transformation based on respect for human rights. 2) to relieve poverty in africa by providing support to environmental and economic developmnet activities and by providing micro-lending programs 3) to support and strengthen the capacity of charitable organizations in africa carrying on similar activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $11K | — | $31K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $21K | — | $98K |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $21K | — | $49K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $23K | — | $18K |
| 2020 | $727K | $756K | $752K | $2,289 | — | $20K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.4M from 10 charities:
- Fondation Marcelle et Jean Coutu$700K
- Pathy Family Foundation$606K
- Red Chair Foundation$30K
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$12K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$7,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$4,781
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$680
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$450
- Vancity Community Foundation$250
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$4
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Gail Kaneb (president/chair); Cynthia Baxter (recording secretary); Gizanne Lafrance-Allaire (treasurer); Kelly Baxter (vice-president/secretary); Christie Hollingsworth (director); Sophie Champagne (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Tostan Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 840151807RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.