Adopt-A-Child
Charitable organization · Belleville, Ontario · BN 874943301RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($190,163) as filed with the CRA.
Adopt-A-Child is a charitable organization based in Belleville, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $139K in revenue and $190K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from donations, 22% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $40K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 75% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
To provide outer winter clothing (snowsuits boots coats) to needy children of low income families and working class families in need of assistance.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $139K | $190K | $167K | $1,905 | — | $187K |
| 2023 | $133K | $101K | $90K | $1,563 | — | $253K |
| 2022 | $130K | $66K | $58K | $664 | — | $228K |
| 2021 | $129K | $105K | $96K | $2,661 | — | $167K |
| 2020 | $98K | $96K | $89K | $2,780 | — | $150K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $40K from 9 charities:
- John M. & Bernice Parrott Foundation Inc.$30K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,045
- Centre Hastings Community Support and Education Inc.$3,000
- Parish of Frankford$2,010
- Wooler Pastoral Charge$1,000
- Westminster United Church$500
- Christian Mennonite Conference$500
- ST. Mark's United Church Cannifton$100
- Emmanuel United Church$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ann Earle-Dempsey (chairperson); Barbara Lea (co-chairperson); Barb Sills (board member); Susan Howard (board member); Lorisa Potter (treasurer); Maureen Cooper (board member); Dennise Rogers (board member); Michelle Jimmo (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Adopt-A-Child’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 874943301RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.