Benevolent Society 'heidehof' for the CARE of the Aged
Publicly funded institution · ST. Catharines, Ontario · BN 107474199RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($15,305,972) as filed with the CRA.
Benevolent Society 'heidehof' for the CARE of the Aged is a charitable organization based in ST. Catharines, 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 $16M in revenue and $15.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 68% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $240K.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 115 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Operate a 106 bed long-term care facility 91 apartment units with community and supportive housing services all at 600 lake st. St. Catharines ontario. Operate a 90 unit lifelease apartment complex at 565 lake st. St. Catharines ontario.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16M | $15.3M | $14.8M | $8,114 | — | $8.6M |
| 2023 | $14.6M | $14.4M | $13.9M | — | — | $8M |
| 2022 | $13.6M | $13.1M | $12.5M | — | — | $7.9M |
| 2021 | $12.9M | $12.2M | $11.6M | — | — | $7.4M |
| 2020 | $11.5M | $11.2M | $10.7M | $9,479 | — | $6.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $240K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions115
- Total compensation, all staff$10.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Udo Schafer (president); Gary Enskat (1st vice-president); Gordon Midgley (secretary); George Thiessen (director); Dave McPherson (director); Ruth Woelfl (director); Dave Robittaille (director); Violet Neheli (director); Jack Kuderian (director); Klaus Zimmerman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Benevolent Society 'heidehof' for the CARE of the Aged’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107474199RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.