Alzheimer Society of Sarnia-Lambton
Publicly funded institution · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 119004513RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,128,643) as filed with the CRA.
Alzheimer Society of Sarnia-Lambton is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, 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 $2.4M in revenue and $2.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 61% from government, 12% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $106K.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 23% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 81% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $10K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Alzheimer Society of Ontario. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1M in 2020 to $2.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Public Education – presentations and events that educate the general population on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia Resource Lending Library – offers the use of books and other learning material Education – First Link Learning Series provided to people living with dementia and/or their care partners Caregiver Support – information education and counselling provided to care partners of those living with dementia. Offered in both individual and group formats In-home Respite – supervision and activation for the person living with dementia provided in an individual setting in the per…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.1M | $1.7M | $236K | $10K | $970K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $149K | $10K | $762K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $978K | $141K | $10K | $721K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | — | — | $10K | $765K |
| 2020 | $1M | $999K | $806K | $85K | $10K | $731K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $10K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $106K from 14 charities:
- Alzheimer Society of Ontario$60K
- The James and Patricia Bullock Family Foundation$20K
- Canadahelps Canadon$7,405
- Vancouver Foundation$6,750
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$3,250
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,213
- ST John-In-The Wilderness Anglican Church$2,200
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$1,200
- Hashtag Charitable Foundation$1,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$346
- United Way of Sarnia-Lambton$228
- ST. Andrew's Presbyterian Church$100
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of London in Ontario$50
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
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 positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$1.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Winter (chair); John DeGroot (vice chair); Susan Roddy (treasurer); Karen Riley (secretary); Elly Vergunst (director); Ian Bagnell (director); Shauntelle Sandrin (director); Steve Ruetz (director); Debbie Montgomery (director); Paul McDonald (director); Brandon Vale (director); Darlene Hakker (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Alzheimer Society of Sarnia-Lambton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119004513RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.