We have just released the Blumbergs' Snapshot of the Canadian Charity Sector 2014 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project. This is the fifth snapshot provided by Blumbergs of the Canadian charity sector. The database covers about 84,500 of the 86,000 registered…
We recently contacted Corporations Canada regarding the updated statistics on continuances and dissolutions under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (‘CNCA’). Apparently in March there has been an increasing number of entities that have transitioned to the CNCA. Here are the current figures:…
In June 2014, which is almost 2 years ago, I put in a request to CRA to receive a copy of certain information on the Non-Profit Organization Risk Identification Project (NPORIP). On April 11, 2016, I received over 220 pages of documents…
The CRA provides numerous reminders to charities to file the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return. There used to be 2000 Canadian charities that did not file their T3010 and were revoked for non-filing. As a result of the vigilant system CRA…
[Update – if you are interested in T3010 information on Canadian registered charities check out www.charitydata.ca] Imagine Canada has recently noted that their website www.charityfocus.ca will be shut down. Here is the short notice “As of April 8, 2016, Imagine Canada will…
Here is a list of the Largest Gifts from Canadian Charities to all other Qualified Donees – 2011.
Here is a list of the Largest Gifts from Canadian Charities to all other Qualified Donees – 2012.
Here is a list of the Largest Gifts from Canadian Charities to all other Qualified Donees – 2013.
Here is a list of the Largest Gifts from Canadian Charities to all other Qualified Donees – 2014
Here is a list of the Largest Gifts from Canadian Charities to Foreign Qualified Donees for 2014. The list contains gifts of approximately $254 million. This is in addition to over $3.1 billion listed in our recent article Which Canadian charities spent…
Canadian registered charities received total revenue from the Canadian Federal governmen of about $6.8 Billion in 2014 which is the latest year for which complete statistics are available. Here is the list of Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from Canadian Federal…
The total revenue received by Canadian registered charities from various Canadian provincial governments in 2014 was over $150 Billion. Here is a list of Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from provincial or territorial governments in 2014?
Canadian registered charities received over $9 Billion from municipal or regional government in Canada in 2014. Here is a list of Which Canadian charities received the most revenue from municipal or regional governments in 2014?
Canadian registered charities spent in 2014 over $3.1 Billion dollars outside of Canada by using employees, volunteers or intermediaries. This figures does not include certain gifts to “qualified donees” that are prescribed universities or UN agencies which are further hundreds of…
Canadian registered charities identified on their T3010s that in 2014 their were about $373 Billion. Here is a list of Which Canadian charities had the largest assets in 2014?
In 2014, Canadian registered charities had expenditures of about $235 Billion. Here is a list of Which Canadian charities had the highest expenditures in 2014?
Canadian registered charities in 2014 had about $246 Billion in total revenue. Here is a list of Which Canadian registered charities had the largest total revenue in 2014?
We recently received some information from the Charities Directorate of CRA which shows the combined assets and revenues of the Canadian registered charity sector for 2013 and 2014. Total assets of the sector in 2014 has increased to $372 billion compared to $351…
The Department of Finance has requested pre-budget submission. Here is the Blumbergs' Pre-Budget Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and the Minister of Finance for the 2016 Federal budget. The Submission deals with transparency in the non-profit and charity sector…
Diane Lebouthillier, the new Minister of National Revenue has announced that the 2012 Conservative government initiative to audit more registered charities on the issue of political activities will be wound down. There is a lot in the release and I…
Here is a brief article on “Which Canadian charities spent the most outside of Canada in 2013?”
Here is a note on “Which are the largest Canadian registered charities by assets – 2013“
At the 2015 APFF conference roundtable, CRA responded to several questions regarding the charitable registration process: Question 1) Is there a different process depending on whether the entity requesting registration is a charitable organization or foundation? CRA indicated that the…
The Charity Commission of England and Wales just released a report entitled Campaigning and political issues arising in the run-up to the 2015 General Election. When they put it out they probably did not think that it is such a special…