A Better World Canada
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
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FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements available only through official request for information from Charities Directorate.
B
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
Low
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.
92%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 92 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About A Better World Canada:
A Better World Canada is a 2-star charity with Low demonstrated impact. It is not financially transparent. It has a B Results Reporting grade, which is average. Its overhead costs are within Ci’s reasonable range. The charity’s reserves can cover program costs for seven months, which is within Ci’s reasonable range
Founded in 1990, A Better World Canada (ABWC) aims to end poverty. The charity addresses the issue through five programs: Education, Health, Mission Trip, Water, and Rehab. ABWC spent $1.9m on programs in 2023. Since the charity is not financially transparent, its most recent available financials are from 2023, but it reports on its programs in 2024.
Education received 68% ($1.3m) of program spending in 2023. The program builds and renovates schools, trains teachers, and provides student scholarships. In 2024, it built 57 classrooms that held 2,565 students.
Health received 15% ($298k) of program spending in 2023. The program builds and renovates healthcare centres, trains healthcare workers, and provides surgery for disabled children. In 2024, it improved five clinics.
Mission Trip received 13% ($244k) of program spending in 2023. Students traveled to Kenya to visit school and clinic sites run by ABWC in 2024.
Water received 3% ($50k) of program spending in 2023. The program drills wells and constructs water distribution systems. In 2024, it installed three community wells and installed 15 water catchment systems.
Rehab received 2% ($24k) of program spending in 2023. ABWC does not report what the program does, but it says it helped 3,263 children in 2024.
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Results and Impact
ABWC built three wells in Kenya in 2024. While Ci highlights this result, it may not completely reflect the charity’s results and impact.
A Better World Canada is rated Low for demonstrated impact per dollar spent.
Impact Rating: Low
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Finances
A Better World Canada is not financially transparent, meaning Ci had to make a request to the CRA to obtain its financial statements. The statements received were an unaudited spreadsheet with limited financial notes. It received $1.6m in Canadian donations and $54k in international donations. The total of $1.7m is 87% of revenue. The charity received $18k in investment income.
ABWC spent $1.9m on international programs and $13k on Canadian programs. The total of $1.9m is 100% of revenue. The charity ran a deficit of $148k, meaning it drew on its reserves to fund its programs. ABWC spent $21k on fundraising, which is 1% of donations, and $129k on administration, which is 7% of revenue. For every dollar donated to the charity, 92 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.
ABWC has $1.2m in its reserves (cash and investments). These funds can cover program costs for seven months, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.
The charity reports on its T3010 that it spent $75k on total compensation, but it spent an additional $131k on professional and consulting fees.
Updated on August 7, 2025 by Joshua Leduc. This update has been sent to the charity and changes may be forthcoming.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
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2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 6.8% | 8.6% | 7.6% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 1.3% | 2.2% | 1.8% |
| Total overhead spending | 8.0% | 10.7% | 9.4% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 60.4% | 81.3% | 113.7% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $s |
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 1,620,144 | 1,278,455 | 1,453,997 |
| International donations | 54,027 | 87,751 | 46,633 |
| Goods in kind | 190,823 | 156,767 | 116,332 |
| Government funding | 0 | 4,867 | 20,229 |
| Investment income | 17,801 | 2,155 | 8,000 |
| Other income | 39,336 | 0 | 0 |
| Total revenues | 1,922,131 | 1,529,995 | 1,645,191 |
| Program costs - International | 1,907,957 | 1,635,081 | 1,393,927 |
| Program costs - Canada | 13,008 | 11,765 | 33,210 |
| Administrative costs | 128,595 | 130,813 | 124,702 |
| Fundraising costs | 20,737 | 27,935 | 26,328 |
| Total spending | 2,070,297 | 1,805,595 | 1,578,167 |
| Cash flow from operations | (148,166) | (275,600) | 67,024 |
| Capital spending | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Funding reserves | 1,160,118 | 1,339,698 | 1,622,505 |
Note: 1. Ci included the gain on foreign exchange as a program cost which affected revenue and expenses by ($22k) in 2023.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
0 |
$120k - $160k |
0 |
$80k - $120k |
0 |
$40k - $80k |
1 |
< $40k |
0 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023
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