Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace is a 1-star charity with a below-average results reporting score and Low demonstrated impact. It is financially transparent and has overhead costs within Ci’s reasonable range.

Founded in 1967, Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (Development and Peace, CCODP) works to provide emergency aid and address social, political, and economic injustices. CCODP is one of 165 Caritas Internationalis members, a collection of Catholic relief, development, and social service organizations working to help the poor across the world. CCODP also works to educate Canadians about developmental and humanitarian issues.

In F2022, the charity spent 88% of program costs on international programs. CCODP runs community development and humanitarian aid projects. In F2022, CCODP worked on 80 community development and humanitarian aid projects in 43 countries. The charity worked with 62 local partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Community Development: The largest areas of spending within community development projects were climate and ecological justice, and democracy and citizen participation. In F2022, through a project supported by CCODP, 3,455 students planted 7,321 trees in Madagascar. Additionally, members of 2,150 households were organised into solidarity groups. In Peru, 544 young leaders were trained in F2022.

Humanitarian Aid: CCODP reported that in F2022, through a six-month project in Yemen, its partner built 53 new latrines, updated 25 old latrines, and installed solar lighting in 92 latrines. Additionally, the charity set up 73 centres and 198 shelters in Ukraine to help people displaced by war.

In F2022, the charity spent 12% of program costs on its Canadian programs. In F2022, CCODP collected over 27,000 signatures for a petition that was submitted to the House of Commons, and met with 43 Members of Parliament. The charity also reported that 2,292 participants attended 84 fall and Lenten campaign training sessions in F2022.

Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace received donations of $10.5m in F2022. The charity received $13.9m in government funding, representing 59% of total revenues.

Administrative costs are 18% of revenues (less investment income) and reported fundraising costs are 0% of donations. This results in total overhead costs of 18%. For every dollar donated, 82 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

CCODP has reserve funds of $34.5m, of which $1.4m is donor-endowed. Excluding donor-endowed funds, Development and Peace could cover annual program costs for one year and eight months using existing reserve funds.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on August 9, 2023 by Kiara Andrade.