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CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
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To be eligible for special tax treatment, a charitable donation must be made to a recognized organization, an organization registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The donor receives a tax credit from these dona- tions.
In Canada, there are over 80,000 registered charitable organizations authorized by the CRA to provide official charitable donation receipts.
“There are three types of registered charities. Every regis- tered charity is designated as a:
• charitable organization; • public foundation, or
• private foundation.
“The designation a charity receives depends on its struc- ture, its source of funding, and its mode of operation. A registered charity is notified of its designation by the CRA when it receives a Notice of Registration.” (Quoted from the CRA website shown below.)
www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/chrts/pplyng/trcd-eng.html
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