Stand Up To Cancer Canada

330 Bay Street, Suite 820
Toronto, ON M5H 2S8
President & CEO: Russell Chew
Board Chair: Douglas Smith

Charitable Reg. #:80550 6730 RR0001

STAR RATING

Ci's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics:

[Charity Rating: 1/5]

✔+

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.

B-

RESULTS REPORTING

Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.

n/r

DEMONSTRATED IMPACT

The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.

NEED FOR FUNDING

Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.

-490%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) -490 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Stand Up To Cancer Canada:

Stand Up To Cancer Canada is a 1-star charity. It has a B- Results Reporting grade, which is below average. The charity’s overhead spending exceeds its revenue in 2024. The charity can cover seven months of annual program costs. Stand Up To Cancer Canada’s operations concluded in December 2024.

Founded in 2014, Stand Up To Cancer Canada (SUTC Canada) raised money and awareness for cancer research. It was launched (and was licensed) by the U.S.-based Entertainment Industry Foundation, which promotes philanthropy in the entertainment sector. Stand Up to Cancer Canada officially concluded its operations in December 2024, no longer accepting donations. Stand Up to Cancer continues its operation in the United States.

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Results and Impact

Due to its closure and the subsequent lack of information on its website, Charity Intelligence could not find reported outcomes for SUTC Canada in 2024.

This may not be a complete representation of SUTC Canada’s results and impact.

This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r), which does not affect its star rating.

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Finances

Due to its closure, the charity’s 2024 audited financial statements are not available on its website. Ci referred to its T3010 filing with the CRA to complete the financial analysis.

Stand Up To Cancer Canada’s 2023 audited financial statements use activity-based costing, which is a best practice. However, it does not report any fundraising costs.

Stand Up To Cancer Canada received $27k in donations in 2024 and had $33k in investment income. The charity reported $525k in grants. Administrative costs were $126k in 2024, which is 462% of revenue (less investment income). Fundraising costs were $35k in 2024, which is 127% of donations. For every dollar donated, 0 cents are available to go to the cause.

The charity had $308k in funding reserves and could cover 58%, or seven months of annual program costs.

In its annual T3010 filing with the CRA, SUTC Canada did not report any full-time or part-time employees. SUTC Canada paid $81k in professional and consulting fees in 2024.

Profile updated by Leah Holmes on July 28, 2025. Comments and corrections may be forthcoming.

 

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending December
202420232022
Administrative costs as % of revenues 462.4%86.2%21.1%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 127.1%0.0%0.0%
Total overhead spending 589.5%86.2%21.1%
Program cost coverage (%) 58.4%158.3%168.9%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $s
202420232022
Donations 27,177139,648575,900
Investment income 33,18800
Other income 045,23128,889
Total revenues 60,365184,879604,789
Program costs 1,76052,92731,770
Grants 525,400419,938681,534
Administrative costs 125,671159,429127,656
Fundraising costs 34,53700
Other costs 03,3421,503,056
Total spending 687,368635,6362,344,016
Cash flow from operations (627,003)(450,757)(1,739,227)
Capital spending 000
Funding reserves 307,980748,6311,204,705

Note: Due to SUTC Canada’s closure, Ci referred to its 2024 T3010 filing with the CRA to complete the financial analysis. Without the financial statements and the accompanying notes, Ci was unable to make adjustments that might be necessary in 2024. Ci adjusted for pledges receivable, affecting revenues by ($114k) in 2023 and $121k in 2022. Ci adjusted for changes in grants payable, affecting expenses by ($5k) in 2023 and $449k in 2022.

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 0

Avg. compensation: $0

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
0
$120k - $160k
0
$80k - $120k
0
$40k - $80k
0
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2024

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Comments & Contact

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Charity Contact

Website: www.standuptocancer.ca
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Tel: 800-207-4204



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Charitable Registration Number: 80340 7956 RR0001