By Jerry – The Easy Tax Guy

Fans of Lacrosse, Baseball, Ministries,  Universal Aid etc, must read this article. This may have an effect on your taxes if you donated to these organizations.

It is good to donate to Charities, and get a tax break. At the same time you must do your due diligence to make sure that your Charity is in good standing with the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency).

The following is a list of the various charitable organizations that have had their charitable registrations revoked or annulled by CRA since the start of 2009:

• January 12, 2009 – Little League Baseball Canada
• January 12, 2009 – The Millennium Charitable Foundation
• February 9, 2009 – Phoenix Community Works Foundation
• February 17, 2009 – Dominion Christian Centre of Canada
• April 27, 2009 – Universal Aide Society
• May 11, 2009 – The Children’s Emergency Foundation
• June 8, 2009 – Living Waters Ministry Trust
• June 8, 2009 – Healing and Assistance Not Dependence Canada
• July 27, 2009 – The Mission Against Poverty Shelter
• August 10, 2009 – Jesus El Buen Pastor Spanish Pentecostal Church of Toronto
• August 10, 2009 – Funds for Canada Foundation
• September 8, 2009 – New Hope Ministries Institute
• September 14, 2009 – Alberta Distribution Relief Agency Aid Society International
• April 19, 2010 – Liberty Wellness Initiative
• April 19, 2010 – Destiny Health & Wellness Foundation
• May 10, 2010 – The Orion Foundation
• May 10, 2010 – Henvey Inlet First Nation Community Support Organization
• June 7, 2010 – Canadian Lacrosse Association
• July 17, 2010 – Tamil (Sri Lanka) Refugee-Aid Society of Ottawa

Donors to these organizations should have received correspondence from CRA if you donated to these charities.