Canada-Ukraine Foundation is a three-star charity that is financially transparent. It has a C+ results reporting grade, which is below average. For every dollar donated to the charity, 99 cents are available to go to the cause, which is outside Ci's reasonable range.

Founded in 1995, Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF) raises funds to deliver assistance projects for Ukraine and help those affected by the war. The charity states that nearly five million Ukrainians are living under Russian occupation. It also states that the war in Ukraine has forced 6.3 million people to seek protection outside of Ukraine. The charity runs eight main programs, listed below. CUF spent $14.5m on its programs in 2024. The most recent annual report available at the time of this update was from 2023. Ci did not find a breakdown of program spending on the charity’s website or in its annual report.

Charity Intelligence reports on the Ukraine response: How Red Cross is spending money in Ukraine, updated April 2023.

Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal launched in January 2022 to support civilians affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. CUF also provides humanitarian assistance to displaced persons in Europe and Canada. The charity reports that it distributed 530,000 boxes of food, reaching 915,000 people in 2023. CUF reports that it started a Winterization program in 2023. Through this program it provided 3,000 wood-burning stoves, 24,000 beds and mattresses, and 6,000 thermal blankets to 38 civilian hospitals. CUF reports that it provided over 12,000 displaced people with temporary shelter in 2023. It also distributed 28 tons of medical supplies, helping 415,000 hospital patients in Eastern Ukraine.

Displaced Ukrainians Appeal supports Ukrainians escaping war conditions that are arriving in Canada. In 2023, CUF grants provided psychological support to 647 Ukrainian women in Canada. It also ran 36 summer camps for 1,441 displaced children from Ukraine.

Canada Ukraine Surgical Aid Program provides care to patients affected by the war in Ukraine. CUF reports that it has completed five missions, facilitating 448 procedures for 122 patients.

Holodomor Education aims to educate Canadians on the Holodomor famine-genocide that killed millions of people in Ukraine in 1932-1933. CUF reports that it held 14 community events and visited 55 schools in 2023. It reports this engaged over 4,500 students and over 1,000 people from the public.

Dzherelo is a children’s rehabilitation centre in Lviv, Ukraine. The charity helps children with special needs reach their full potential through education and rehabilitation services. CUF states that every day, Dzherelo serves over 100 children with severe disabilities.

Veterans of Ukraine Fund provides rehabilitation to Ukraine’s wounded soldiers and veterans. CUF reports that it trained 40 psychologists who provide 1,000 hours of free psychological support to civilians and veterans each month.

Aid for Artists provides Canadians a chance to support art and artists of Ukraine. The goal is to preserve and advance Ukrainian culture.

Canadian Friends of Hockey in Ukraine develops youth hockey in Ukraine. CUF reports that it provided over 30 sets of hockey equipment to five Ukrainian hockey clubs in 2023.

Canada-Ukraine Foundation’s audited financial statements follow line-item costing, which is not a best practice. The audited statements do not clearly differentiate between program, administrative, and fundraising costs. Ci referred to CUF's T3010 filings to report program, administrative, and fundraising costs in 2023 and 2022. At the time of this update, the charity's 2024 T3010 filing was not available. As such, Ci allocated line items on a best-estimate basis in 2024.

CUF received $11.4m in donations in 2024, an 81% decrease from 2022 ($60.0m). Administrative costs are 1% of revenues (excluding investment income). Fundraising costs are not reported. This results in total overhead spending of 1%. For every dollar donated, 99 cents are available to go to the cause. This falls outside Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending, which ranges from 65 to 95 cents to the cause.

In 2024 CUF spent $14.5m on its programs, which is 117% of its revenue. In 2024 it had a deficit of $2.2m.

Canada-Ukraine Foundation has $16.4m in reserve funds (cash and investments). The reserves can cover 113%, or one year and one month of program costs.

This charity report is an update that has been sent for review to Canada-Ukraine Foundation. Changes and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on August 8, 2025, by Grady Simpson.