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2016 Charity 100: Grades Scan our lists to see which charities are run most efficiently by Mark Brown November 11th, 2015 From the December 2015 issue of the magazine.

ENVIRONMENT Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Canadian Wildlife

B-

B

A+

C-

B

A

D

A+

A+

A-

A

B

A+

A+

A

B-

B

A+

A+

A-

Federation

 Ducks Unlimited Canada

 Nature Conservancy of Canada

 World Wildlife Fund Canada

FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATIONS Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Calgary Foundation

A-

A+

N.A.

A+

A+

 Canadian UNICEF

C-

D

B

A+

B-

Committee

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Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Canadian Women’s

C-

B-

A+

A+

A-

A-

B-

A+

A+

A

C+

A+

N.A.

A+

A

 Federation CJA

C+

A-

A+

A

A-

 Royal Ontario

C-

A-

A+

A+

A-

 Salvation Army

C+

A+

A+

A+

A+

 United Way of

A-

A-

A+

A+

A

A-

A-

A+

A+

A+

A-

A+

A+

A+

A+

A-

B-

A+

A+

A

A-

B-

A+

A+

A

 United Way Ottawa

A-

A-

B

A+

A

 Vancouver

A-

A+

N.A.

A+

A+

Foundation

 Centraide of Greater Montreal

 Edmonton Community Foundation

Museum Foundation

Calgary and Area

 United Way of Greater Toronto

 United Way of the Alberta Capital Region

 United Way of the Lower Mainland

 United Way of Winnipeg

Foundation

HEALTH/HEALTH SERVICES Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Alberta Cancer Foundation

D

D

A+

C-

C-

 BC Cancer Foundation

D

B

A+

A+

B+

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Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Canadian Breast Cancer

D

D

A+

A+

B-

B

C-

A+

A+

A-

D

D

A+

A+

B

D

D

A+

A+

B-

D

D

A+

A+

B-

D

D

A+

A+

B-

B

D

A+

A+

B+

 Canadian Red Cross

A+

B

A+

A+

A+

 Cancer Research

D

D

A+

A+

B-

 Cystic Fibrosis Canada

D

C-

A+

A+

B

 Heart and Stroke

D

D

A+

A+

B-

D

D

A+

A+

B

D

D

A+

A

C+

D

D

A+

A+

B-

D

D

A+

A+

B-

B

B

A+

C-

B

Foundation

 Canadian Cancer SocietyQuebec Division

 Canadian Cancer Society, Alberta/NWT Division

 Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon Division

 Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division

 Canadian Diabetes Association

 Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)

Society/Société de recherche sur le cancer

Foundation of Canada

 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

 Kidney Foundation of Canada

 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada

 Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada

 Prostate Cancer Canada

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Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Shock Trauma Air Rescue

D

D

A+

A+

B

B

A

D

A+

A-

A+

A

A+

A+

A+

Service Foundation

 St Paul’s Hospital Foundation of Vancouver

 Terry Fox Foundation

HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONS Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Alberta Children’s Hospital

C

B

B

A+

B+

 Baycrest Centre Foundation

D

D

A+

A+

B

 BC Children’s Hospital

D

C+

A+

A+

B

 Calgary Health Trust

C

D

A+

A+

B+

 Children’s Hospital of Eastern

D

D

A+

A+

B

 Fondation CHU sainte-Justine

B

C+

B

A+

A-

 Fondation de l’Hôpital

D

B

A+

A+

B+

D

C+

B

A+

B-

C

A

A+

B

B+

D

D

A+

C-

C-

C

A

B

A+

A-

Foundation

Foundation (British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital Foundation)

Ontario Foundation

Maisonneuve-Rosemont

 Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation

 IWK Health Centre Charitable Foundation

 London Health Sciences Foundation

 Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation

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Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Montreal General Hospital

A+

A+

D

B

A

B

C+

D

C-

C

A

C+

A+

A+

A

 Oakville Hospital Foundation

C

A

A+

C-

B

 Operation Enfant Soleil

C

C+

A+

C-

B-

 Ottawa Hospital Foundation

B

C+

B

A+

A-

 Princess Margaret Cancer

D

D

A+

A+

B

D

D

A+

A+

B-

 SickKids Foundation

D

D

A+

A+

B-

 Sir Mortimer B. Davis – Jewish

C

C+

B

A+

B+

D

C+

D

A+

C+

D

C+

A+

A+

B+

 Sunnybrook Foundation

B

C+

A+

A+

A-

 Toronto General & Western

A

C+

A+

A+

A

 University Hospital Foundation

D

D

D

A+

C+

 VGH & UBC Hospital

D

C+

B

A+

B

Foundation

 Montreal Heart Institute Foundation

 Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation of Toronto

Foundation

 QEII Health Sciences Centre Foundation

General Hospital Foundation

 St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation

 Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation

Hospital Foundation

Foundation

INTERNATIONAL AID & DEVELOPMENT

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Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Aga Khan Foundation

A+

A+

A+

A-

A+

 Amnesty International

C+

B-

B

C-

C+

 Chalice (Canada)

A+

A+

A+

A+

A+

 Christian Blind Mission

A+

A+

A+

A+

A+

B+

B+

B

A

A-

 Compassion Canada

A+

A+

A+

C-

A

 Development and Peace

C+

A+

A+

A+

A

 Free The Children

A+

A+

B

A+

A+

 Médecins Sans Frontières /

B+

B-

A+

A

A-

B+

B-

B

A+

A-

 Samaritan’s Purse Canada

A+

A+

A+

A+

A+

 United Israel Appeal of

A+

A+

A+

B

A+

B+

B+

B

A+

A-

Canada

International

 Christian Children’s Fund of Canada

Doctors Without Borders Canada (MSF)

 Plan International Canada Inc.

Canada inc.

 World Vision

RELIGION Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Committee To Observe

A+

A+

D

D

C

A

A-

B

A

A-

The Torah Laws

 Crossroads Christian Communications Inc.

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Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Gospel for Asia

A+

A+

A+

C-

A

 Power to Change

A

A-

D

C-

B

A

A-

D

C-

B

A+

A+

A+

A-

A+

Ministries

 United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto

 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada

SOCIAL SERVICES

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Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Calgary Inter-Faith

A+

A+

A+

A+

A+

A+

A+

B

A+

A

D

D

A+

A+

B

C

C-

A+

A+

B+

A+

B+

A+

A+

A

A+

A+

A+

C-

A-

A+

A+

A+

A+

A+

B+

A+

A+

A+

A

 Union Gospel Mission

B+

B+

D

A+

B+

 War Amputations of

A+

A+

A+

A+

A+

Food Bank Society

 Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities

 Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada

 Covenant House Toronto

 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Canada)

 Ontario Association of Food Banks

 President’s Choice Children’s Charity

 Tim Horton Children’s Foundation

Canada (The War Amps)

OTHER Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 British Columbia Society

A

A-

A+

A+

A+

B-

A-

A+

A-

A-

B-

A+

D

C-

B

for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

 Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

 Societe Zoologique De Granby

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Name 

Charity Efficiency Grade 

Fundraising Efficiency Grade 

Reserve Grade 

Governance Grade 

Final Grade 

 Toronto International Film

B-

A-

A+

A-

A-

Festival Inc.

* Charities marked with an arrow received a letter grade of A- or above for their Social Results Reporting by Charity Intelligence.

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