We have uploaded a copy of the “secret” CRA Ministerial Transition Briefing Binder provided to the new Minister of Revenue Diane Lebouthillier in November 2015. It was obtained pursuant to access to information. It covers the mundane matters such as roles and…
Here is a recent CharityVillage article entitled “A national charity census: Mark Blumberg's Snapshot of the Canadian Charity Sector” which highlights the recent Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Canadian Charity Sector 2014. Blumbergs has been providing the Blumbergs' Snapshot of the…
The Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) have released today a booklet entitled 20 Questions Directors of Not-for-Profit Organizations Should Ask about Mergers. It is located on this CPA Canada page. It is written by Andrea Cohen Barrack, CEO of the Ontario…
The CBC recently wrote an article entitled “Iris Kirby House fundraising foundation refiles public charity disclosure documents to fix errors”. The article covered a registered charity and the mistakes in its T3010 Registered Charity Information Return filings. It is not often…
Here is the Blumbergs' Submission to Finance Committee in August 2016 on transparency and accountability.
The Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency ('CRA') recently developed an infographic to help charities remember their T3010 filing deadlines. CRA is in the process of introducing new and different ways to encourage voluntary compliance for Canadian registered charities. The T3010 is…
Blumbergs has just released a new website with over 10 years T3010 information for each Canadian registered charity. The site is a beta being tested but if you are interested you can visit the website at www.charitydata.ca It is free…
Deluca v Canada, 2016 ONSC 3865, is an Ontario Court of Justice claim by Mr. Deluca against the CRA. Mr. Deluca had invested over $100,000 in a tax shelter involving a barter network and 'donations' to a registered charity. When CRA denied…
CRA recently released two new online registered charity information request forms which have been created to simplify the process when requesting certain types of information from CRA. Previously this information was typically requested by sending a letter/fax to CRA. Now it can be…
The IRS recently released a report entitled “Stewards of the Public Trust: Long-Range Planning for the Future of the IRS and the Exempt Community“. The Report was prepared by the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT), which…
CRA has been sending out notices relating to the 2015 T3010 Registered Charity Information Return asking that a one page form entitled “New Reporting Requirement” be added to a registered charity's 2015 T3010 filing. The notice essentially asks the question “Did the charity…
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…
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…
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal from the Opportunities for the Disabled Foundation v. The Queen (FCA). Here is a PDF copy of the Federal Court of Appeal decision in Opportunities for the Disabled Foundation v. The Queen.
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…
It was nice to see the movie Spotlight winning an Academy Award as best picture. The movie focused on a team of Boston Globe investigative reporters who uncovered extensive abuse by priests. The Chronicle of Philanthropy had a very good opinion…