Humanitarian Coalition
STAR RATINGCi's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics: |
✔+
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY
Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.
A+
RESULTS REPORTING
Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.
Average
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.
74%
CENTS TO THE CAUSE
For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 74 cents are available for programs.
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OVERVIEW
About Humanitarian Coalition:
Humanitarian Coalition is a 5-star charity with Average Demonstrated Impact. It has an A+ Results Reporting grade, which is above average. For every dollar donated, 74 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci's reasonable range.
Founded in 2005, Humanitarian Coalition is a partnership between some of Canada’s largest international aid charities with a focus on disaster response. Its members are Action Against Hunger, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, CARE Canada, Doctors of the World, Humanity & Inclusion, Islamic Relief Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam Québec, Plan International Canada, Save the Children Canada, and World Vision Canada. It also partners with Global Affairs Canada.
Humanitarian Coalition reports that in 2024, 325 million people across 77 countries required humanitarian assistance. In 2024, the charity responded to 19 conflicts and disasters, reaching 1.5 million people. Humanitarian Coalition spent $13.3m on its programs and grants in 2024.
Major Emergencies represented 48% ($6.4m) of program costs in 2024. Humanitarian Coalition responded to two humanitarian crises as part of this program in 2024: Gaza and Lebanon. Humanitarian Coalition reached 1.2 million people through its Major Emergencies program, of which 1.1m were in Gaza and 191,000 were in Lebanon. In Gaza, the charity's partners have carried out a wide range of humanitarian activities. For example, they installed five solar-powered water sanitation units, built 72 mobile handwashing stations that reached 52,000 people, distributed 27,038 food parcels to 148,539 people, repaired 28 safe community spaces in the West Bank, provided 2,094 occupational and physiotherapy sessions, and supplied medical equipment to 45 primary health centres.
Smaller Disasters represented 48% ($6.3m) of program costs in 2024. The Smaller Disasters program aims to rapidly respond to disasters around the world that are not large enough to get much media attention. The charity prioritizes rapid responses. In 2024, Humanitarian Coalition reached 233,000 people through 17 lesser-known disasters. The projects that reached the most people in 2024 were the floods in the Democratic Republic of Congo (36,094 people), floods in Cambodia (30,045), Hurricane Oscar in Cuba (26,305), floods in the Philippines (20,107), and floods in Nigeria (19,743). In 2024, Humanitarian Coalition responded to ten floods, five tropical storms, one landslide, and one earthquake.
The remaining 4% of program costs ($500k) went toward Other Crises.
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Results and Impact
In 2024, Humanitarian Coalition reached 1.5 million people across its Major Emergencies and Smaller Disasters programs. In 2024, it spent $14.6m in total. It cost Humanitarian Coalition $10 per person reached in 2024.
Ci has rated Humanitarian Coalition as Average based on Demonstrated Impact per dollar spent.
Impact Rating: Average
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Finances
Humanitarian Coalition’s audited financial statements use activity-based costing, which is a best practice.
In 2024, Humanitarian Coalition received $3.1m in donations and $10.3m in government funding, which is 77% of revenue. The charity spent $13.3m on its programs and grants, which is 100% of revenue, and recorded a deficit of $1.2m.
Humanitarian Coalition spent $656k on fundraising, which is 21% of donations, and $604k on administration, which is 5% of revenue. Total overhead spending is 26%. For every dollar donated, 74 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range.
Humanitarian Coalition has $3.2m in reserve funds (cash and investments). These reserves can cover annual program costs for just under three months. This is within Ci’s reasonable range.
This charity report is an update that has been sent to Humanitarian Coalition for review.
Updated on August 27, 2025 by Liam Chapleau.
Financial Review
Fiscal year ending December
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2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative costs as % of revenues | 4.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% |
| Fundraising costs as % of donations | 21.5% | 12.9% | 16.1% |
| Total overhead spending | 26.0% | 14.2% | 17.8% |
| Program cost coverage (%) | 23.9% | 18.3% | 40.2% |
Summary Financial StatementsAll figures in $000s |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 3,059 | 5,985 | 5,789 |
| Government funding | 10,303 | 33,957 | 17,526 |
| Other income | 0 | 0 | (16) |
| Total revenues | 13,363 | 39,941 | 23,298 |
| Program costs | 153 | 167 | 104 |
| Grants | 13,173 | 41,753 | 19,945 |
| Administrative costs | 604 | 525 | 384 |
| Fundraising costs | 656 | 769 | 933 |
| Total spending | 14,586 | 43,215 | 21,366 |
| Cash flow from operations | (1,224) | (3,274) | 1,932 |
| Capital spending | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Funding reserves | 3,179 | 7,663 | 8,055 |
Note: 1. Deferred Revenue: Ci included deferred revenue within government funding, Canadian donations, and other revenue, as per the charity’s audited statements. This affected revenue by ($2.0m) in 2024, ($3.2m) in 2023, and $2.1m in 2022.
Salary Information
$350k + |
0 |
$300k - $350k |
0 |
$250k - $300k |
0 |
$200k - $250k |
0 |
$160k - $200k |
1 |
$120k - $160k |
1 |
$80k - $120k |
3 |
$40k - $80k |
2 |
< $40k |
1 |
Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2024
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Comments & Contact
Comments added by the Charity:
Comment added on August 29, 2025:
Our donors in Canada are integral to the humanitarian work we do in dozens of countries each year. In some of the most challenging contexts – conflict zones, neighbourhoods destroyed by earthquakes or floods, communities left hungry and parched by drought – Canadians step up to share their resources through the Humanitarian Coalition. Our 12 member organizations operate in 150 countries worldwide. This enables partners and local leaders on the ground to deliver effectively and efficiently the life-saving food, water, hygiene kits, shelter, medical care and protection their communities need in times of crisis.
By working together, our member organizations strive to maximize our humanitarian impact and enable Canadians to give easily and with confidence. And thanks to our partnership with the Government of Canada, our donors can stretch their giving even further. In 2024, we reached 1.5 million people with humanitarian assistance.
You can find out more at www.humanitariancoalition.ca, or call 1-855-461-2154 or email us at info@humanitariancoalition.ca. We’d love to hear from you.
Thank you for taking the time to learn about the Humanitarian Coalition. Together, we are saving more lives.
Charity Contact
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