Canada’s top-rated charities 2019: Methodology
Finances and transparency are the major criteria. Learn more
Finances and transparency are the major criteria. Learn more
The MoneySense Charity 100 assesses Canadian charities based on two major criteria: finances and transparency. The financial component accounts for 60 per cent of the final score and the transparency component comprises 40 per cent of the final score. To be included for consideration, charities must have been assessed by the research organization Charity Intelligence, which has created standardized financial reports on Canada’s major charities and is the source of most of our data (learn more about why here). The charities must also pull in at least $2 million in annual revenue. We excluded some organizations that have charitable registration numbers but are not generally considered charities by the general public, such as universities. In most cases, the data is from the 2016 fiscal year, the most recent year with a full set of charity tax returns available from the Canada Revenue Agency. Here’s how the final score breaks down:
Charity finances: 60 points. We awarded those points based on the following subcategories:
Charity transparency: 40 points. We awarded those points based on the following subcategories:
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Something is missing here: presumably, getting full points results in an A+ for a category. I don’t see a conversion table for how lower grades are awarded based on points earned. So,
it is not clear how the letter grades in your table correspond to the points a charity might have earned.
I’m working from these pages:
grades: (https://www.moneysense.ca/save/financial-planning/2018-charity-100-grades/)
methodology: (https://www.moneysense.ca/save/financial-planning/canadas-top-rated-charities-2018-methodology/).
Hi Leah,
Thanks for reading MoneySense. The methodology you’ve noted is from a previous editorial team – MoneySense was acquired from Rogers Media after this would have been created. So, unfortunately we aren’t in a position to answer your question.