Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Niagara Inc.
Charitable organization · Welland, Ontario · BN 106793862RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($249,153) as filed with the CRA.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Niagara Inc. is a charitable organization based in Welland, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, it reported $396K in revenue and $249K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 7% from donations, 34% from government, 28% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $308.
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 91% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
To recruit screen and match adult volunteers to boys and girls from father and mother absent homes and monitor the relationships
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $396K | $249K | $249K | — | — | $339K |
| 2021 | $407K | $355K | $320K | $6,113 | — | $192K |
| 2020 | $415K | $390K | $325K | $39K | — | $139K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $308 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$125K
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Frank Ruberto (board chair); Victoria Brzozowski (vice chair); Mike Leone (secretary); Sheryl Johnson (director); Trevor Marsh (director); Bruce Smith (director); Keri Harrison (director); Tom Kubisewsky (director); Viriginia Workman (director); Ellen Schonewille (director).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Niagara Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106793862RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.