Humanitarian Coalition

About Humanitarian Coalition:

Founded in 2005, Humanitarian Coalition (HC) raises funds for charities that respond to international disasters. It funds disaster relief efforts in 68 countries and 58,000 communities. HC grants money to 5 charities: CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Quebec, Plan Canada, Save the Children Canada with Canadian Lutheran World Relief and Islamic Relief recently added. In 2015, HC focused on the Ebola breakout in West Africa, violence in South Sudan, the typhoon in the Philippines and the Syrian refugee crisis. There are 28,000 cases of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone; over 11,000 people have died from this disease. 1.5 million people have fled South Sudan due to violence and 16 million people are affected by the crisis in Syria.

In F2015, Humanitarian Coalition allocated $4.6m to other charities for disaster relief. HC raised $2m for the Ebola crisis, helping 95,000 people with food, clothing and support. It spent $150k for South Sudan, providing food and security. HC’s Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Fund lent support to India, Cameroon, Niger, Turkey, Iraq, Nepal and Bangladesh. Humanitarian Coalition continually evaluates and monitors its efforts in countries. It releases review reports one year after responding to a crisis. HC also organized the Second Annual Canadian Humanitarian Conference. In Canada, HC organized a conference where 300 social workers and academics attended to discuss best practices of disaster relief efforts.

Financial Review:

Humanitarian Coalition is a Mid-Cap charity, which received donations of $4.3m in F2015. Administrative costs are 6% of total revenues and fundraising costs are 8% of total donations. Total overhead costs come to 14%, falling within Ci’s reasonable range. HC has total funding reserves of $2.2m that can cover the charity’s annual program costs for 6 months.

This charity report is an update that is being reviewed by the charity. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on July 18^th, 2016 by Mirza Ali Shakir. Revisions made March 21, 2017 by Kate Bahen on notification from Humanitarian Coalition.