Big Brothers Big Sisters Grand Erie
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 118808203RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($296,671) as filed with the CRA.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Grand Erie is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, it reported $208K in revenue and $297K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 44% from government, 30% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $173K.
Compared with 2,429 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $413K in 2020 to $208K in 2022. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Provides volunteer based mentoring programs to children of haldimand norfolk and brant counties.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $208K | $297K | $268K | — | — | -$4,029 |
| 2021 | $234K | $247K | $197K | $7,849 | — | $84K |
| 2020 | $413K | $80K | — | — | — | $90K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $173K from 2 charities:
- Brant United Way$172K
- The Hensen Foundation$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$111K
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Jackie Barclay (past president); Rachel Levac (director); Aad Vermeyden (director); Brad Staley (treasurer); Harold Hayness (president).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Big Brothers Big Sisters Grand Erie’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118808203RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.