Urbanpromise Toronto
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 889135810RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,350,135) as filed with the CRA.
Urbanpromise Toronto is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 18% from government, 26% from other charities. In 2024, 43 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $869K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 16 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
A) reach a child - children's programs for those aged 5-14 living in toronto community housing; they are nurtured in a safe environment at our after school programs and seasonal camps with the aim to equip children with the tools necessary for social academic and spiritual success; mentored by caring adults providing acceptance for the children and their needs. B) raise a leader - leadership development for those aged 15-19 living in torotno community housing; providing meaningful volunteer and employment opportunities for young leaders (aka-streetleaders) with the aim to continued developme…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $27K | — | $475K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1M | $33K | — | $638K |
| 2022 | $993K | $989K | $839K | $14K | — | $708K |
| 2021 | $1M | $865K | $758K | $13K | — | $704K |
| 2020 | $928K | $746K | $631K | $9,657 | — | $530K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $869K from 43 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$261K
- Canadahelps Canadon$261K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$50K
- The Granary Foundation$33K
- BenefAction Foundation$30K
- Hanson and Vivian Goe Foundation$25K
- Muskoka Woods Youth Foundation$20K
- Koinonia Charitable Trust$20K
- Ross-Shire Foundation$14K
- Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church$14K
- Peoples Ministries Inc.$13K
- The Meeting House Church Family$13K
- C3 Church 416 Inc$11K
- The Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation$10K
- Hultink Family Foundation$10K
- Kids Up Front Foundation (toronto)$9,961
- Westney Heights Baptist Church$7,913
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$7,274
- Mariann Trust$7,000
- District Union of Toronto of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union$7,000
- Thistletown Baptist Church$6,100
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$5,002
- The Tullo Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Fair Havens Community Church$4,600
- First Filipino Baptist Church Toronto$2,600
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions16
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lois Morrison-Tullo (chair); Ben Holmes (treasurer); Peter Dobrowolski (co-chair); Walter Jong (director); Will Jin (director); Natalie Blake-Noel (director); Katherine Isaac (director); Jessey Njau (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Urbanpromise Toronto’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889135810RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.