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Top 25 Poverty alleviation nonprofits based in Canada

Name: Poverty alleviation nonprofits based in Canada
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 138 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 138 poverty alleviation nonprofits headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 3,295 professional contacts across them, including 1,055 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers poverty alleviation nonprofits headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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3,295Contacts tracked

1,055Verified emails

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The 25 largest poverty alleviation nonprofits based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 138 poverty alleviation nonprofits based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to poverty alleviation nonprofits: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Meda Mennonite Economic Development Associates	Partial evidence	Waterloo, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	326 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MEDA is an international economic development organization whose mission is to create business solutions to poverty.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	The Mustard Seed	Partial evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	325 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At The Mustard Seed, our mission is to alleviate poverty and homelessness through acceptance, empowerment and practical solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	United WAY Greater Toronto	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	277 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At United Way Greater Toronto, we care about the communities where we live, work and raise our families.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Raising The Village	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	241 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Raising The Village is a registered, Canadian not-for-profit organization that partners with ultra-poor, last-mile communities to increase Household-level Income and Production…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	E4c	Indirect evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	159 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “e4c is a non-profit, charitable organization that has been working for almost 50 years to help vulnerable people here and now.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Bissell Centre	Partial evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	152 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Through our vision to eliminate poverty in our community, and guided by a passionate concern for the dignity and well being of each individual, Bissell Centre’s work is based on…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	AGA Khan Foundation Canada	Indirect evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	120 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) is a non‐profit international development agency, working in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East to find sustainable solutions to the complex…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Momentum Calgary	Partial evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	115 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Momentum is a change-making organization that combines social and economic strategies to reduce poverty.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Engineers Without Borders Canada	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	107 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB Canada) invests in leaders and innovations to create a world free from poverty and inequitable development: a world of dignity and equal…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Mission Possible	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	78 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Mission Possible, we believe in "Empowerment Through Opportunity." Since 1992, we’ve been a leader in community economic development in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Human Concern International	Indirect evidence	Ottawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	73 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Global change starts with small steps.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Youcan Youth Services	Strong evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Strong evidence “YOUCAN Youth Services is a nonprofit organization empowering youth to break cycles of poverty and violence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Penny Appeal Canada	Indirect evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Penny Appeal Canada is a relief organization with a really BIG vision for the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	ANIDA	Partial evidence	North York, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “All Nations International Development Agency (ANIDA) is a Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing education, health, and sustainable income initiatives in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Mamas For Mamas	Indirect evidence	Kelowna, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2015 as a grassroots organization to connect moms and share resources through a Facebook page, Mamas for Mamas has grown into a registered non-profit organization with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Opportunity International Canada	Partial evidence	Oakville, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Opportunity International is a global non-profit organization that helps people in developing nations work their way out of poverty, strengthen their families and improve their…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Access Community Capital Fund	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At ACCESS, we are dedicated to empowering individuals and entrepreneurs in underserved communities, assisting them in overcoming financial obstacles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Hope International Development Agency	Indirect evidence	New Westminster, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Compelled by compassion and the inherent worth and potential of every person, HOPE International is a collective of entrepreneurial and dedicated people who are responsive to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Save A Family Plan	Indirect evidence	London, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Save A Family Plan (SAFP) is a Canadian-based international charitable organization founded by Monsignor Augustine Kandathil in 1965.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Adventure4change Waterloo	Partial evidence	Waterloo, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Adventure4Change’s goal is to prevent poverty and negative life trajectories by inspiring self-discovery using the A4C model to enable communities to make meaningful contributions…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Venture 2 Impact	Partial evidence	Halifax, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Venture 2 Impact, exists to help communities globally break the cycle of poverty.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	United WAY Of Thunder BAY	Indirect evidence	Thunder Bay, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With the strength of a global movement focusing on local solutions, United Way of Thunder Bay amplifies your donation like no other organization can.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	IDE Canada	Indirect evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “iDE Canada creates income and livelihood opportunities in developing countries around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	A Better World Canada	Partial evidence	Lacombe, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MISSION: To empower communities to break the cycle of poverty through Education, Health, and Water” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Mission Nouvelle Genération	Indirect evidence	Brossard, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mission Nouvelle Génération a pour objectif de venir en aide aux gens démunis (enfants, adolescents, adultes.) a tous les niveaux en leur offrant un soutien par l’entremise de ses…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: poverty alleviation nonprofits. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names poverty alleviation nonprofits.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of poverty alleviation nonprofits, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name poverty alleviation nonprofits. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Poverty alleviation nonprofits based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

32.0%Verified-email coverage

23.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

17.4%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 138 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among poverty alleviation nonprofits, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “poverty alleviation nonprofits”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names poverty alleviation nonprofits), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among poverty alleviation nonprofits, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,055 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names poverty alleviation nonprofits, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many poverty alleviation nonprofits are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 138 poverty alleviation nonprofits headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Meda Mennonite Economic Development Associates, headquartered in Waterloo, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most poverty alleviation nonprofits?

Toronto leads with 24 headquartered companies, followed by Calgary (9) and Edmonton (7).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,055 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 138 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.