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Which Canadian charities spent the most outside of Canada in 2013?

By Mark Blumberg (October 18, 2015)

We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return for the 2013 fiscal year.

It covers about 84,803 of the 86,000 registered charities that have so far filed their return and

that have been entered into the CRA’s database. Approximately 5,500 Charities identified

conducting foreign activities. The total expenditures by Canadian charities on

activities/programs/projects carried on outside Canada, excluding gifts to qualified donees was

approximately $2.9 billion when some mistakes are removed. Additional funds are provided by

Canadian charities to certain foreign universities that are prescribed foreign universities, the UN

or a few organizations outside of Canada with special status as the Canadian government has

made a donation to them.

Canadian registered charities are currently required to disclose on the T3010 information on

their foreign activities, especially in Schedule 2. Line 2100 asks:

Did the charity carry on, fund, or provide any resources through employees, volunteers,

agents, joint ventures, contractors, or any other individuals, intermediaries, entities, or

means (other than qualified donees) for any activity/program/project outside Canada?

Below we have a table of Canadian charities and how much they purport to spend outside of

Canada. We have listed those who spent over $1 million in 2013.

2013 – Activities outside Canada

Information about the 5,479 Canadian Charities that carried on programs directly or indirectly

outside of Canada (there were in total 84,803 registered Canadian Charities for the year 2013)


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Total expenditures on activities/ programs/ projects/ carried on outside Canada, excluding gifts

to qualified donees $3,042,607,245.00

Total amount spent on projects undertaken outside Canada funded by the Canadian

International Development Agency (CIDA) $444,684,788.00

T3010 Question Amount of Charities

200 Were any of the charity's resources provided for programs outside Canada under any

kind of an arrangement including a contract, agency agreement, or joint venture to any other

individual or entity (excluding gifts to qualified donees)? 2,930

Total amount transferred to these organizations or individuals $935,957,106.00

220 Are any projects undertaken outside Canada funded by the Canadian International

Development Agency (CIDA)?

See above for total amount spent 219

240 Were any of the charity's activities outside of Canada carried out by employees of the

charity? 1,488

250 Were any of the charity's activities outside of Canada carried out by volunteers of the

charity? 3,021

260 Is the charity exporting goods as part of its charitable activities? 416

Total value of exported items listed $150,588,961.00

Thank you to Celeste Bonas, an intern at Blumbergs, for helping with this project.

The Sean Blumberg Transparency Project is in memory of my youngest brother Sean Blumberg.

Sean was a sweet, kind person, a great brother who helped me on a number of occasions with

many tasks including the time consuming and arduous task of reviewing T3010 databases and

making them into something useful. As part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project,


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Blumbergs has been releasing information on the Canadian charity sector to provide a better

understanding of the size, scope, complexity and challenges of the sector.

Please review my caveats at the end about the reliability and usage of T3010 information.

List of Canadian charities who spent more than $1,000,000 on activities outside Canada

Name of Canadian registered charity 2100 200

1. WORLD VISION CANADA-VISION MONDIALE CANADA Y $305,921,036.00

2. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE Y $160,535,061.00

3. PLAN INTERNATIONAL CANADA INC. Y $120,736,451.00

4. CARE CANADA Y $112,082,834.00

5. THE MASTERCARD FOUNDATION Y $70,547,503.00

6. THE CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY / LA SOCIETE CANADIENNE DE LA CROIX-ROUGE

Y $64,761,942.00

7. Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie Y $48,203,501.00

8. UNITED ISRAEL APPEAL OF CANADA INC Y $47,682,520.00

9. AGA KHAN FOUNDATION CANADA / FONDATION AGA KHAN CANADA Y $46,805,778.00

10. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada / La Tour de Garde Société de Bibles et de Tracts du Canada

Y $46,576,939.00

11. COMPASSION CANADA Y $44,376,410.00

12. THE SAMARITAN'S PURSE - CANADA Y $41,184,506.00

13. OXFAM-QUEBEC Y $36,117,984.00

14. SAVE THE CHILDREN CANADA/AIDE À L'ENFANCE CANADA Y $34,318,560.00

15. CENTRE D'ETUDE ET DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE Y $30,614,713.00

16. HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES CORPORATION Y $29,636,914.00

17. DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CANADA / MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERESCA NADA

Y $29,601,575.00

18. CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK ASSOCIATION INC/ASSOCIATION DE LA BANQUE CANADIENNE DE GRAINS INC.

Y $29,101,034.00

19. RIGHT TO PLAY INTERNATIONAL Y $25,898,286.00

20. CHRISTIAN CHILDREN'S FUND OF CANADA Y $25,287,041.00

21. VAAD MISHMERES MITZVOS-COMMITTEE TO OBSERVE THE TORAH LAWS

Y $24,429,108.00

22. BETH OLOTH CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION Y $23,919,348.00

23. CUSO INTERNATIONAL Y $23,178,331.00

24. OXFAM CANADA Y $23,170,145.00

25. WORLD RENEW Y $22,800,844.00


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26. THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Y $21,908,748.00

27. HOPE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Y $20,146,725.00

28. Organisation Catholique Canadienne pour le Développement et la Paix

Y $19,205,391.00

29. CHALICE (CANADA) Y $18,816,932.00

30. CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION INTERNATIONAL Y $17,286,246.00

31. MENNONITE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES OF CANADA Y $15,352,647.00

32. GOSPEL FOR ASIA Y $15,172,204.00

33. KIDS CAN FREE THE CHILDREN Y $13,314,054.00

34. KUPAS HACHESED MEOROTH Y $12,693,217.00

35. THE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE IN CANADA Y $11,956,843.00

36. FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES - FEDERATION CANADIENNE DES MUNICIPALITES

Y $11,819,000.00

37. THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA N $10,402,000.00

38. Colleges and Institutes Canada/Collèges et Instituts Canada Y $10,341,364.00

39. CHASDEI TOVIM MEOROS Y $10,333,095.00

40. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT/INSTITUTINTERNATIONAL DU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE

Y $10,207,107.00

41. CENTENNIAL COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY Y $10,070,415.00

42. WORLD UNIVERSITY SERVICE OF CANADA/L'ENTRAIDE UNIVERSITAIRE MONDIALE DU CANADA

Y $9,569,232.00

43. THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Y $8,987,750.00

44. HUMAN CONCERN INTERNATIONAL (HCI) Y $8,388,918.00

45. Health Partners International of Canada / Partenaires canadiens pour la santé internationale

Y $8,380,537.00

46. THE COMMONWEALTH OF LEARNING Y $8,006,887.00

47. NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF CANADA Y $7,846,890.00

48. WORLD RELIEF CANADA Y $7,841,078.00

49. WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS OF CANADA INC. Y $7,711,215.00

50. STEPHEN LEWIS FOUNDATION Y $7,501,790.00

51. THE BIBLE LEAGUE OF CANADA Y $7,471,100.00

52. QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON Y $7,353,408.00

53. CANADIAN FOOD FOR CHILDREN Y $7,284,290.00

54. MSC CANADA Y $7,203,137.00

55. World Federation of Hemophilia - Fédération Mondiale de l'Hémophilie

Y $7,009,928.00


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56. SIM CANADA Y $6,923,000.00

57. IGLESIA NI CRISTO CHURCH OF CHRIST Y $6,844,738.00

58. IGLESIA NI CRISTO N $6,737,620.00

59. DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY TRUST Y $6,701,062.00

60. LES AMIS CANADIENS DE TORAH VYIRAH RABBINICAL COLLEGE Y $6,638,538.00

61. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CANADA/HABITAT POUR L'HUMANITE CANADA

Y $6,415,538.00

62. HESEG FOUNDATION Y $6,373,034.00

63. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH IN CANADA Y $6,221,901.00

64. CANADIAN EXECUTIVE SERVICE ORGANIZATION/SERVICE D'ASSISTANCECANADIENNE AUX ORGANISMES

Y $6,092,912.00

65. UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Y $6,025,471.00

66. Terre sans frontières Y $5,938,699.00

67. ISLAMIC RELIEF - IR CANADA Y $5,743,035.00

68. ADRA CANADA Y $5,467,270.00

69. Jewish National Fund of Canada (Keren Kayemeth Le'Israel) Inc. Y $5,361,240.00

70. THE AZRIELI FOUNDATION/LA FONDATION AZRIELI Y $5,245,352.00

71. MB MISSION Y $5,231,488.00

72. CANADIAN BAPTIST MINISTRIES Y $5,195,305.00

73. FONDATION INTERNATIONALE RONCALLI Y $5,156,030.00

74. The Rotary Foundation (Canada) Y $5,146,039.00

75. The Great Commission Foundation Y $5,135,731.00

76. THE PRIMATE'S WORLD RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT FUND/ LE FONDS DU PRIMAT POUR LE SECOURS ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT MONDIAL

Y $5,084,858.00

77. MCMASTER UNIVERSITY Y $5,000,000.00

78. FONDS BEDFORD / BEDFORD FUND N $4,999,518.00

79. INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS OF CANADA Y $4,894,525.00

80. CANADIAN FOUNDATION FOR THE EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF JEWS OFTHE C I S

Y $4,824,292.00

81. CHF Y $4,771,208.00

82. Universities Canada Universitiés Canada Y $4,693,000.00

83. Action contre la faim ACF (Canada) / Action against hunger ACF (Canada)

N $4,562,410.00

84. CANADIAN LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF Y $4,550,697.00

85. NAC FOREIGN EXTENSION INC. Y $4,438,174.00

86. INTER PARES Y $4,396,576.00

87. THE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH OF CANADA - EGLISE EVANGELIQUE Y $4,396,512.00


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LIBRE DE CANADA

88. SUCO INC. Y $4,316,240.00

89. BEIT HALOCHEM CANADA /AID TO DISABLED VETERANS OF ISRAEL (CANADA)

Y $4,285,042.00

90. THE LEPROSY MISSION CANADA Y $4,243,843.00

91. DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL Y $4,239,404.00

92. Pearson Centre Inc. / Centre Pearson Inc. Y $4,233,674.00

93. CENTRAL CHARITIES BOARD,CHURCH OF GO IN CHRIST, MENNONITE CANADA

Y $4,230,901.00

94. WATOTO CANADA Y $4,159,391.00

95. Toronto Leadership Centre Y $4,133,601.00

96. Save a Family Plan N $4,113,171.00

97. THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE SALVATION ARMY IN CANADA/CONSEIL DE DIRECTION DE L'ARMÉE DU SALUT DU CANADA

Y $4,053,957.00

98. HUMANITARIAN AID RESPONSE TEAM SOCIETY (HART) Y $4,021,725.00

99. POWER TO CHANGE MINISTRIES Y $4,010,313.00

100. OPERATION SMILE CANADA FOUNDATION Y $3,997,631.00

101. INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF CANADA Y $3,972,201.00

102. CODE Y $3,952,523.00

103. THE PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES OF CANADA/LES ASSEMBLEES DE LA PENTECOTE DU CANADA

Y $3,917,392.00

104. SISTERS OF CHARITY MOUNT SAINT VINCENT Y $3,701,598.00

105. AERIC INC. Y $3,660,753.00

106. ERDO Y $3,654,159.00

107. EMPOWER MINISTRIES Y $3,605,485.00

108. THE FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL BAPTIST CHURCHES IN CANADA Y $3,603,079.00

109. WAR CHILD CANADA Y $3,568,137.00

110. Jeunesse canada monde - Canada World Youth Y $3,542,225.00

111. ISLAMIC CIRCLE OF NORTH AMERICA Y $3,501,586.00

112. FOOD FOR THE POOR OF CANADA, INC Y $3,444,332.00

113. La fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie pour la coopération internationale/The Paul Gérin-Lajoie Foundation For International Co-Operation

Y $3,435,549.00

114. MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA Y $3,422,012.00

115. HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL Y $3,382,628.00

116. L'Institut de Recherche du Centre Universitaire de Santé McGill/The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Y $3,349,597.00


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117. UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK Y $3,242,172.00

118. INTER VARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP OF CANADA Y $3,240,387.00

119. CANADIAN FRIENDS OF MISHON LA'CHOLEH Y $3,234,619.00

120. CANADIAN URBAN INSTITUTE Y $3,179,685.00

121. BASILIAN FATHERS OF TORONTO Y $3,170,021.00

122. THE FRIEDBERG JEWISH MANUSCRIPT SOCIETY Y $3,122,176.00

123. FOCUS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE CANADA - FOCUS ASSISTANCE HUMANITAIRE CANADA

Y $3,051,716.00

124. JUSTICE EDUCATION SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Y $3,029,919.00

125. UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL Y $2,927,624.00

126. CEDAR FOUNDATION Y $2,896,206.00

127. COMMISSARIAT DE TERRE SAINTE AU CANADA/COMMISSARIAT OF THE HOLY LAND IN CANADA

Y $2,895,803.00

128. CANADIAN CROSSROADS INTERNATIONAL/CARREFOUR CANADIEN INTERNATIONAL

Y $2,872,384.00

129. THE TRUSTEE BOARD OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN CANADA Y $2,858,091.00

130. Christian Reformed World Missions of Canada Y $2,856,782.00

131. SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES CANADA/SOS VILLAGES D'ENFANTS CANADA

Y $2,839,345.00

132. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADIAN SECTION (ENGLISH SPEAKING) Y $2,830,397.00

133. ANBA ABRAAM'S COPTIC CHARITY Y $2,786,148.00

134. CANADIAN FEED THE CHILDREN Y $2,781,914.00

135. Chasdei Levy Yitzcok Y $2,769,646.00

136. AFRICA INLAND MISSION INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) Y $2,754,015.00

137. UNDER THE SAME SUN FOUNDATION Y $2,729,005.00

138. PARLIAMENTARY CENTRE/LE CENTRE PARLEMENTAIRE Y $2,715,489.00

139. SPRINT - PIONEERS MINISTRIES INC Y $2,647,120.00

140. PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL-CHRISTIAN NATIONALS EVANGELISM MISSION

Y $2,619,286.00

141. CARDINAL LÉGER ET SES OEUVRES/CARDINAL LÉGER & HIS ENDEAVOURS

Y $2,603,041.00

142. L'INSTITUTION ROYALE POUR L'AVANCEMENT DES SCIENCES / ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING

Y $2,579,276.00

143. Mizrachi Organization Of Canada Y $2,556,843.00

144. MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING OF CANADA Y $2,547,952.00

145. Centre amitié de solidarité internationale de la région des Appalaches (C.A.S.I.R.A.)

Y $2,540,808.00


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146. One Drop Foundation / Fondation One Drop Y $2,521,197.00

147. Les filles de Sainte-Marie de Leuca/Daughters of St.Mary of Leuca Y $2,519,410.00

148. OPERATION MOBILIZATION CANADA Y $2,499,447.00

149. BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION OF CANADA / LA FONDATION BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL DU CANADA

Y $2,458,329.00

150. Canadian Institute for Advanced Research - Institut canadien des recherches avancées

Y $2,423,095.00

151. FORUM OF FEDERATIONS/FORUM DES FEDERATIONS Y $2,399,032.00

152. THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN Y $2,375,994.00

153. MAIMONIDES EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Y $2,371,114.00

154. LCC INTERNATIONAL FUND INC. Y $2,366,677.00

155. UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF CANADA Y $2,364,968.00

156. HEALTHBRIDGE FOUNDATION OF CANADA Y $2,345,764.00

157. GATES OF MERCY Y $2,333,356.00

158. UNIVERSITE DE SHERBROOKE Y $2,307,981.00

159. Avocats sans frontières Québec / Lawyers without borders Quebec Y $2,275,609.00

160. THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH FOR CANADA, ENG

Y $2,253,626.00

161. LES AMIS CANADIENS DU CENTRE MEDICAL RAFAEL Y $2,224,276.00

162. THE SIMONS FOUNDATION Y $2,210,560.00

163. Operation Eyesight Canada Y $2,206,958.00

164. CANADIAN FRIENDS OF MOSDOS CHASIDEI BELZ Y $2,196,500.00

165. YOUTH WITH A MISSION (B C ) SOCIETY Y $2,193,549.00

166. THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE MISSION OF CANADA INC. Y $2,193,016.00

167. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF FOUNDATION Y $2,191,864.00

168. GLOBAL AID NETWORK Y $2,174,183.00

169. UNIFOR SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND / LE FONDS DE JUSTICE SOCIALE D'UNIFOR

Y $2,172,753.00

170. SLEEPING CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD Y $2,167,500.00

171. AVANT MINISTRIES CANADA Y $2,160,650.00

172. SEND INTERNATIONAL OF CANADA INC. Y $2,154,055.00

173. NORTH AMERICAN BAPTISTS INC., (CANADA) Y $2,141,382.00

174. MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY INC. Y $2,073,200.00

175. CENTRE FOR AFFORDABLE WATER AND SANITATION TECHNOLOGY (CAWST)

Y $2,048,136.00

176. DALIT FREEDOM NETWORK CANADA ASSOCIATION Y $2,047,313.00

177. FH CANADA Y $2,017,728.00


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178. Fondation Teasdale-Corti N $2,005,819.00

179. USC CANADA Y $1,973,145.00

180. International Teams Canada Inc. Y $1,961,940.00

181. TORAH SCHOOLS FOR ISRAEL, Y $1,949,303.00

182. École Nationale d'Administration Publique Y $1,939,090.00

183. BACK TO GOD MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL Y $1,901,864.00

184. Christian Horizons Global Y $1,898,781.00

185. Accreditation Canada International Y $1,894,938.00

186. ST ELIZABETH HOME SOCIETY (HAMILTON, ONTARIO) Y $1,878,849.00

187. CONCACAN INC. Y $1,873,427.00

188. CJMF FOUNDATION Y $1,863,063.00

189. THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA/LE BALLET NATIONAL DU CANADA

Y $1,861,732.00

190. INTERNATIONAL NEEDS CANADA Y $1,857,344.00

191. Fondation Semafo Y $1,829,652.00

192. BISHOPRIC OF PUBLIC, ECUMENICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES (BLESS CANADA)

Y $1,828,606.00

193. MENNONITE CHURCH CANADA Y $1,821,457.00

194. THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Y $1,817,542.00

195. ABWE GLOBAL INC. Y $1,785,178.00

196. ROOTS OF EMPATHY Y $1,780,228.00

197. YORK UNIVERSITY Y $1,774,082.00

198. CANADIAN BIBLE SOCIETY/LA SOCIETE BIBLIQUE CANADIENNE Y $1,761,667.00

199. OVERSEAS MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP Y $1,756,018.00

200. WORLD WILDLIFE FUND CANADA FONDS MONDIAL POUR LA NATURE CAN ADA

Y $1,755,698.00

201. THE KLEMKE FOUNDATION Y $1,747,869.00

202. Ratanak International Y $1,745,833.00

203. WATERCAN/EAU VIVE CORPORATION - LA CORPORATION WATERCAN/EAU VIVE

Y $1,733,961.00

204. LES AMIS CANADIENS DU SEMINAIRE YESHIVAH MIRER DE JERUSALEM INC./CANADIAN FRIENDS OF THE SEMINARY YESHIVAH MIRER OF JERUSALEM

Y $1,728,000.00

205. SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Y $1,710,643.00

206. MEHADURAS FRIEDMAN FOUNDATION Y $1,700,985.00

207. CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED Y $1,685,798.00

208. CANADIAN FRIENDS OF YAD ELIEZER Y $1,685,444.00


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209. NORTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Y $1,679,368.00

210. Amref Health Africa in Canada Y $1,671,782.00

211. OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL CANADA Y $1,670,638.00

212. VILLAGES OF HOPE: AFRICA SOCIETY Y $1,652,791.00

213. TEACHBEYOND, INC. Y $1,637,075.00

214. Missions Sainte-Croix Y $1,630,623.00

215. INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION CANADA / MISSION INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE-CANADA

Y $1,629,065.00

216. CHRISTIAN AID MINISTRIES OF WATERLOO Y $1,605,594.00

217. THE TERRY FOX FOUNDATION Y $1,596,858.00

218. Procure des missions, Pères Jésuites Y $1,586,566.00

219. WORLDWIDE EVANGELIZATION FOR CHRIST Y $1,576,434.00

220. L'AMIE Y $1,569,451.00

221. Oeuvre pontificale de Saint-Pierre-Apôtre Y $1,568,365.00

222. GLOBAL PARTNERLINK SOCIETY Y $1,560,346.00

223. Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Y $1,551,863.00

224. SALAMA SHIELD FOUNDATION Y $1,547,245.00

225. CAUSE CANADA Y $1,540,164.00

226. Aid to the church in need (CANADA) Inc./Aide a l'église en détresse (CANADA) Inc.

Y $1,536,106.00

227. THE CANADIAN NETWORK FOR INTERNATIONAL SURGERY Y $1,528,691.00

228. THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH IN CANADA Y $1,525,824.00

229. ROMAN CATHOLIC EPISCOPAL CORPORATION FOR THE DIOCESE OF TORONTO, IN CANADA

Y $1,495,527.00

230. ROOFTOPS CANADA FOUNDATION INC.FONDATION ABRI INTERNATIONAL INC.

Y $1,493,486.00

231. TRANS WORLD RADIO CANADA Y $1,465,852.00

232. GHANA RURAL INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT (GRID) Y $1,463,527.00

233. WORLD RADIO MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP IN CANADA Y $1,459,966.00

234. UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN Y $1,447,734.00

235. THE VOICE OF THE MARTYRS INC. Y $1,429,307.00

236. MULLY CHILDREN'S FAMILY CANADA Y $1,410,307.00

237. FAR (FELLOWSHIP FOR AFRICAN RELIEF) INTERNATIONAL Y $1,407,042.00

238. THE MONASTERY OF MOUNT CARMEL Y $1,395,553.00

239. APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF PENTECOST OF CANADA, INCORPORATED Y $1,394,296.00

240. IMPACT MINISTRIES CANADA Y $1,381,624.00


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241. THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO Y $1,373,672.00

242. THE GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL IN CANADA Y $1,370,733.00

243. NATIONAL JUDICIAL INSTITUTE/INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA MAGISTRATURE

Y $1,368,533.00

244. The Jerusalem Foundation Of Canada Inc. / La fondation Jérusalem du Canada inc

Y $1,355,359.00

245. THE CANADIAN FRIENDS OF OHR SOMAYACH - TANENBAUM CENTRE - COLLEGE OF JUDAIC STUDIES

Y $1,353,676.00

246. CANADIAN PHYSICIANS FOR AID AND RELIEF Y $1,345,322.00

247. RESOURCE PARTNERS SRG CANADA, INC. Y $1,340,306.00

248. WORLD TEAM Y $1,336,628.00

249. HUNGRY FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL Y $1,328,126.00

250. Centre Missionnaire Sainte-Thérèse Y $1,325,138.00

251. SAJJADIYYA TRUST Y $1,315,486.00

252. JESUS IS LORD CHURCH CANADA WEST Y $1,299,124.00

253. EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH OF CANADA Y $1,288,219.00

254. SOCIETE DES MISSIONNAIRES D'AFRIQUE (PERES BLANCS) - CANADA /SOCIETY OF MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA (WHITE FATHERS) - CANADA

Y $1,281,770.00

255. THE BRENDA STRAFFORD FOUNDATION LTD. Y $1,281,148.00

256. SOPAR-Bala Vikasa Y $1,275,301.00

257. MISSION OF RURAL EGYPT (M.O.R.E.) Y $1,256,641.00

258. ACTION INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES CORPORATION Y $1,255,684.00

259. UFM INTERNATIONAL IN CANADA Y $1,248,848.00

260. ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS (CANADA) ORGANIZATION/INGENIEURS SANS FRONTIERES (CANADA) ORGANIZATION

Y $1,247,710.00

261. SHAMBHALA SUN FOUNDATION Y $1,238,283.00

262. SAINT MARK'S COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH Y $1,237,573.00

263. SPEROWAY Y $1,229,427.00

264. Farm Radio International / Radios Rurales Internationales Y $1,224,924.00

265. THE NAVIGATORS OF CANADA Y $1,221,643.00

266. CANADIAN FRIENDS OF KEREN HATZOLOH N $1,220,582.00

267. L'oeuvre pontificale de propagation de la foi Missio Canada Y $1,214,965.00

268. WORLD SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS-CANADA/SOCIETE MONDIALE POUR LA PROTECTION DES ANIMAUX-CANADA

Y $1,212,668.00

269. WORLDSERVE MINISTRIES INC. Y $1,211,908.00


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270. TULA FOUNDATION Y $1,211,482.00

271. YOUTH CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL Y $1,210,726.00

272. NEW TRIBES MISSION OF CANADA Y $1,205,337.00

273. YOUTH WITH A MISSION SOCIETY (MEXICO) Y $1,202,438.00

274. IRIS MINISTRIES CANADA Y $1,198,097.00

275. SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Y $1,191,425.00

276. THE GEORGIAN COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY Y $1,190,883.00

277. MISSION OF MERCY (CANADA) Y $1,185,272.00

278. GREATER EUROPE MISSION Y $1,179,441.00

279. ORGANIZATION OF NORTH AMERICAN SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITIES

Y $1,171,913.00

280. Canadian Friends of United Wiznitz Institutions in Israel Y $1,155,760.00

281. WORD OF LIFE CENTRE CHURCH AND MINISTRIES - RED DEER, ALBERTA

Y $1,149,873.00

282. COME OVER AND HELP AID ORGANIZATION INC Y $1,143,873.00

283. INTERCEDE INTERNATIONAL Y $1,143,392.00

284. BULEMBU INTERNATIONAL Y $1,131,610.00

285. INTERNATIONAL CHINA CONCERN (CANADA) Y $1,129,272.00

286. JOINT AID MANAGEMENT - CANADA Y $1,125,214.00

287. MASTER'S INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES Y $1,116,559.00

288. LES CHARITES R.S.V. Y $1,112,640.00

289. FAR EAST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATES OF CANADA Y $1,108,745.00

290. THE CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE INNOVATION Y $1,107,932.00

291. ALBERTA CONFERENCE OF THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Y $1,100,000.00

292. GOSPEL TRUST CANADA Y $1,097,358.00

293. FONDS LEON-LIVINHAC Y $1,097,352.00

294. HIGH ADVENTURE GOSPEL COMMUNICATION MINISTRIES Y $1,097,164.00

295. Le secours aux lepreux (Canada) Inc.The Leprosy relief (Canada) Inc. Y $1,091,778.00

296. CANADIAN JESUIT MISSIONS SUBSIDIARY OF JESUIT FATHERS OF UPP Y $1,091,199.00

297. CANADIAN ZIONIST CULTURAL ASSOCIATION Y $1,088,198.00

298. Hadassah-Wizo Organization Of Canada - L'Organisation HadassAh-Wizo Du Canada

Y $1,086,226.00

299. TIM HORTON CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, INC. Y $1,081,532.00

300. HELP LESOTHO Y $1,080,949.00

301. PACIFIC ACADEMY OUTREACH SOCIETY Y $1,079,371.00

302. Fondation pour les enfants Tikva/Tikva Children's Foundation Y $1,077,726.00

303. CAL BOMBAY MINISTRIES INC. Y $1,077,182.00


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304. ASIA SPAN INTERNATIONAL INC. Y $1,069,951.00

305. Multi-nation Missions Foundation Y $1,069,700.00

306. CANADIAN FRIENDS OF ISRAELI HEMOPHILIA ASSOCIATION Y $1,068,628.00

307. GLOBAL OUTREACH MISSION INC. Y $1,067,803.00

308. TESARI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Y $1,062,004.00

309. Les Oeuvres des Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique Y $1,056,815.00

310. CANADIAN CENTRE ON DISABILITY STUDIES INCORPORATED Y $1,055,617.00

311. MEDICAL MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL CANADA Y $1,051,135.00

312. SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC Y $1,049,938.00

313. BRIDGES OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES INC.

Y $1,032,809.00

314. Live Different Y $1,030,318.00

315. ANCOP INTERNATIONAL (CANADA), INC. Y $1,024,564.00

316. BMMF/INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FELLOWSHIP Y $1,023,592.00

317. INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION FUND OF CANADA INC. Y $1,020,725.00

318. FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Y $1,017,572.00

319. THE SMILE TRAIN CANADA Y $1,016,997.00

320. CHANGE FOR CHILDREN ASSOCIATION (CFCA) Y $1,013,753.00

321. FRIENDS OF HONDURAN CHILDREN Y $1,006,995.00

322. TRANSFORMING FACES Y $1,004,069.00

Limitations and Caveats

There are a number of cautions in dealing with the information from the T3010. You can access

on the CRA website directly information on each Canadian registered charity at:

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/charities/

As well, Imagine Canada has created a website, with funding from the CRA, which utilizes

T3010 and other information at www.charityfocus.ca The Charity Focus website is well worth

visiting.

We have placed various statistical information from charities and CRA on our website at:

http://www.globalphilanthropy.ca/index.php/blog/category/canadian_charity_statistics.com

All information in this note is provided “as is”.

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/charities/

http://www.charityfocus.ca/

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1) The data in this note is based on the 2012 T3010 Registered Charity Information Return

filings. Although all charities are supposed to file their T3010 within 6 months of their fiscal

year end, some registered charities file their return late. In some cases they do not file at all and

then will lose their charitable status eventually. Depending on the dataset from CRA not every

charity may have filed their T3010 or CRA may have received the T3010 but not yet inputted it.

2) Registered charities complete the T3010 and one person signs the form. The T3010

information is not independently verified by CRA when it is posted on the CRA site or placed in

the CRA database.

3) Although an important legal document, the T3010 is often completed by volunteers or others

who may have little understanding of the nuances of the Income Tax Act, who may have limited

language skills, and who may not have easy access to the correct information and are often in a

hurry to file the form to avoid deregistration. In the case of larger institutions who would

generally be those who are hiring people with higher salaries the likelihood is greater than the

average that the information will be accurately prepared by the institution and its accountants or

finance staff. However, with larger charities when mistakes are made they can sometimes be

very large mistakes. It is a good idea especially for larger charities for different parts of the

charity to review the T3010 closely such as finance, program staff, fundraising etc. although

sometimes this does not happen.

4) The T3010s are filed with CRA and in many cases needs to be coded by hand at CRA which

can also introduce mistakes. Only a small number of T3010s have 2D bar code technology

which will eliminate most processing errors on CRA’s part. Canadian charities still cannot

electronically file the T3010.

5) In some cases those completing the T3010 for a charity are deliberately deceptive. For

example, an organizations knows that it has substantial fundraising or political expenses but

chooses to put them under charitable etc. Or an organization claims pharmaceuticals that it can

purchase for $50,000 are really worth $50 million.

6) Don’t rely on any of this information without checking with the charity and appropriate due

diligence as required.

7) The T3010 is a tax form completed according to guidance provided by the CRA in a Guide

(T-4033) and also various other CRA guidances and policies. The information inputted may not

conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and many not match what is in a

financial statement. You can obtain copies of financial statements, whether audited or not, on

any registered charity by requesting the financial statements from CRA. These financial

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statements are filed with CRA, but not placed on the CRA website, and they sometimes add

further important information.

8) The T3010 asks certain questions. Many important questions are not asked on the T3010.

Furthermore and most shockingly CRA is prohibited from releasing any information on the

approximately 80,000 – 100,000 non-profits that are not registered charities and may of them

file the T1044 Non-Profit Information Return.

9) Relying on the T3010 to make decisions on whether a charity is efficient, effective, or

worthwhile to support is prone to failure. We have established a website at www.smartgiving.ca

which discusses in detail questions donors may want to ask before donating to charity. Also we

have prepared on article on how much should a charity spend on overhead.

This analysis was prepared as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project.

Mark Blumberg is a lawyer at Blumberg Segal LLP in Toronto, Ontario. He works almost

exclusively in the area of non-profit and charity law. To find out more about legal services that

Blumbergs provides to charities and non-profits please visit www.canadiancharitylaw.ca or


This article is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be legal advice. You should not

act or abstain from acting based upon such information without first consulting a legal

professional.

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