Benevolent Society of Grimsby and District
Charitable organization · Grimsby, Ontario · BN 821227147RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,332,180) as filed with the CRA.
Benevolent Society of Grimsby and District is a charitable organization based in Grimsby, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.5M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 23 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $182K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 34% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $58K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Pathstone Mental Health. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.5M in 2020 to $2.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Operate a food bank serving local families. Christmas hamper easter basket hunger programs for needy families. Operate a thrift store selling used clothing furniture and household goods. Funds then used to help low income individuals to cover utility rent medical bills food etc. Rental assistance service program. And various other programs for low income individual and families. Wellness program to support community members and help them improve their self-sufficiency.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.5M | $2.3M | $1.8M | — | $58K | $3.8M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.3M | $1.8M | — | $100K | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2M | $1.5M | — | $94K | $3.4M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.2M | — | $44K | $3.3M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.1M | — | $89K | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $58K to 8 qualified donees:
- Pathstone Mental Health$10K
- District School Board of Niagara$10K
- Grimsby Life Centre Ministries$10K
- Niagara Catholic District School Board$9,000
- Women's Place (ST Catharines & District) Inc$7,500
- Foundation of Resources for Teens of West Niagara$7,500
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$2,500
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Niagara$1,500
Received $182K from 23 charities:
- Greater Hamilton Food Share$97K
- St. John's Presbyterian Church$10K
- Niagara Community Foundation Fondation Communautaire de Niagara$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$8,657
- Niagara Community Foundation Fondation Communautaire de Niagara$8,474
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$8,261
- Mountainview Christian Reformed Church of Grimsby$7,525
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,958
- John Deere Foundation of Canada$5,000
- Niagara Community Foundation Fondation Communautaire de Niagara$4,000
- Fondation RONA$3,727
- Forestview Community Church Grimsby Ontario$3,146
- Niagara Community Foundation Fondation Communautaire de Niagara$1,750
- Centennial Park Baptist Church$1,500
- BenefAction Foundation$1,500
- Our Lady of the Lake Council No. 4917 Charitable Welfare Trust$1,300
- Smithville and District Association for Christian Education Incorporated$706
- Niagara Catholic District School Board$705
- David McAntony Gibson Foundation$701
- NewLife Church Grimsby$500
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church of ST. George Grimsby$500
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$233
- The Food Bank of Waterloo Region—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$722K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Paul (director); Frank Barretto (director); James Stevens (director); Justin Cruse (recording secretary); Irene Podolak (president); Linda Rowlison (director); Leanne Sidorkewicz (treasurer); Mary Wiley (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Benevolent Society of Grimsby and District’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 821227147RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.