Search

With Charitable Impact, you can search for any Canadian registered charity and learn more about what they do. You can also search for Giving Groups, Campaigns, and other Impact Accounts to give to.

There are over 86,000 that are registered with the Canadian Revenue Agency, including:

charitable organizations
public and private foundations
educational institutions
religious organizations
qualified donees like municipalities, registered Canadian amateur athletic associations (RCAAAs), and arts and culture groups

Explore charities and Giving Groups widely, or filter results by location, size, or cause. With an Impact Account, you’ll see charities and groups discovered for you based on the causes you tell us are important to you.

Start a new search

On the web: Select Search & give in the top navigation.
On the mobile app: Select Search & give from the bottom menu.
Type into the search bar and press Enter to submit your search query.
If you are logged in, you will see relevant search results for charities and Giving Groups. To narrow your search:
1. Select the Charities tab to only see charities.
2. Select the Giving Groups tab to only see Giving Groups and Campaigns.
3. To only see Campaigns, select the Giving Groups tab. Select Giving Group types, then select Campaign and Apply.
4. Select the Impact Accounts tab to only see other Impact Accounts. You will only see Impact Accounts that are set to discoverable.
Refine your search even further by selecting the following filters:
1. For charities and Giving Groups: select Location or Causes
2. For charities: select Location, Causes, Charity size, or Charity designation
3. For Giving Groups: select Location, Causes, or Giving Group types
4. For Impact Accounts: select Causes
Find and select the charity, Giving Group, Campaign, or Impact Account you would like to give to.

Select causes and topics

Your Impact Account includes the ability to select causes and topics that you care about to help personalize your experience and narrow your search. This will show a selection of charities and Giving Groups related to the causes you care about. Learn how to select causes and topics.

What if I can't find the charity I want to give to on Charitable Impact?

If you can’t find the charity you’re looking for, search by typing in its Charitable Registration Number. This can usually be found at the bottom of the charity’s website.

If an organization isn’t listed on Charitable Impact, it might mean that the organization is not a charity registered with the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA).

Charitable Impact updates its charity listings with the data published by the CRA every week to include newly registered charities, and to remove any organizations that have lost their charitable status.

Registered charities not appearing on the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) online database

There are some organizations that might not appear on the CRA’s online database, but are still eligible to receive donations through Charitable Impact. These include:

registered Canadian amateur athletic associations
registered journalism organizations
registered housing corporation residents in Canada constituted exclusively to provide low-cost housing for the aged
registered Canadian municipalities
registered municipal or public bodies performing a function of government in Canada
registered universities outside Canada, the student body of which ordinarily includes students from Canada
registered charitable organizations outside Canada to which His Majesty in right of Canada has made a gift
His Majesty in right of Canada, provinces, or territories
the United Nations and its agencies

If you believe the organization you want to give money to is eligible and should be listed on Charitable Impact, please email hello@charitableimpact.com and we’ll look into it. If eligible, we can add organizations to our platform by request.

Non-profit organizations

Non-profit associations, clubs, or societies generally operate for the good of society, for recreation, or for any purpose other than for profit. Registered charities must operate for purposes that are exclusively charitable at law and conduct activities that further those purposes.

While both registered charities and non-profit organizations can receive donations, non-profits are unable to issue official charitable tax receipts. As a result, they don’t need to meet the same regulatory requirements as charities. Because non-profit organizations don’t have official charitable status, Charitable Impact can’t disburse funds to them.