2 - Spirited People of the 1ST Nations
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 886752146RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,976,425) as filed with the CRA.
2 - Spirited People of the 1ST Nations is a private foundation based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $5.3M in revenue and $5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 72% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $373K.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 60 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $944K in 2020 to $5.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The charity continued to provide a range of services and support to indigenous and 2-spirit peoples living with or at risk of hiv/aids hepatitis c and related co-infections with a focus on 2-spirit and indigenous folks. This included health consulting information advice and financial assistance to individuals and families as well as supportive care to those impacted. The charity also delivered educational programs to increase awareness and knowledge around hiv/aids among indigenous peoples fostering physical emotional mental and spiritual well-being. During the fiscal period the …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.3M | $5M | $4.8M | — | — | $730K |
| 2023 | $4M | $3.8M | $3.7M | — | — | $372K |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $2.5M | $2.4M | — | — | $225K |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | — | $66K |
| 2020 | $944K | $924K | $826K | — | — | $10K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $373K from 15 charities:
- United Way of Greater Toronto$125K
- Toronto Foundation$89K
- The Peterson Foundation$50K
- Canadahelps Canadon$31K
- Canadahelps Canadon$31K
- A Dollar A Day Foundation$30K
- Kids Up Front Foundation (toronto)$7,320
- Aqueduct Foundation$5,000
- Arbor Memorial Foundation$1,500
- Holy Trinity School Educational Network$1,253
- R&M Lang Foundation$1,000
- R. Howard Webster Foundation$500
- United Way of Greater Toronto$299
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$218
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$96
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions60
- Total compensation, all staff$3.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Trevor Stratton (director); Jessica Demeria (director); Aaron Bowerman (treasurer); Denise Booth (president); Monica Sehovic Bowen Forrester (director); Danielle Migwans (vice-persident); Jessica Sherk (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from 2 - Spirited People of the 1ST Nations’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886752146RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.