Alternatives - Community Program Services (peterborough) Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Peterborough, Ontario · BN 118784560RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,408,458) as filed with the CRA.
Alternatives - Community Program Services (peterborough) Inc. is a charitable organization based in Peterborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $3.5M in revenue and $3.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,964.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 96% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 26 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Day programs for developmentally challenged adults. Employment support programs for those with any kind of disability. Supported independent living programs for developmental challenged adults
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.5M | $3.4M | $3.2M | $33K | — | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $3.6M | $3.4M | $3.2M | $19K | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $3.2M | $3.1M | $2.9M | $3,134 | — | $861K |
| 2021 | $2.9M | $2.8M | $2.7M | $8,896 | — | $733K |
| 2020 | $2.8M | $2.7M | $2.5M | $10K | — | $767K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,964 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,964
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions26
- Total compensation, all staff$1.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Anne Driscol (director); Particia Peeling (director); Mark Reesor (president/chair); Denise Stone (director); Carrie Wakeford (vice president); Raymond Walt (past chair/director); Todd Shearer (director); Audrey Gwiza (director); Tessa Scates (director); Yvette Peplinskie (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Alternatives - Community Program Services (peterborough) Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118784560RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.