Big Brothers/big Sisters of ST. Thomas - Elgin
Charitable organization · ST Thomas, Ontario · BN 118808682RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($383,800) as filed with the CRA.
Big Brothers/big Sisters of ST. Thomas - Elgin is a charitable organization based in ST Thomas, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $416K in revenue and $384K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $62K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 85% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band).
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $236K in 2020 to $416K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Big Brothers Mentoring - The Big Brothers mentoring program provides boys and young men with a role model to talk to and share the experiences of growing up with. Big Sisters Mentoring - The Big Sisters mentoring program provides girls and young women with a role model to talk to and share the experiences of growing up with. In-School Mentoring - The In-School mentoring program provides youth with a role model and a friend to talk to and share the experiences of growing up within school grounds. Go Girls - Go Girls! is a group mentoring program for girls ages 12-14 that focuses on physical…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $416K | $384K | $304K | $47K | — | $339K |
| 2023 | $433K | $342K | $268K | $54K | — | $294K |
| 2022 | $375K | $334K | $257K | $58K | — | $204K |
| 2021 | $317K | $293K | $263K | $12K | — | $162K |
| 2020 | $236K | $229K | $204K | $5,919 | — | $138K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $62K from 6 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
- Total compensation, all staff$206K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gillian Martin (president); John Cosby (vice-president); Julia Petrakis-Robinson (2nd vice president); Carly Enns (secretary); Dion Edwards (treasurer); Jame Patriquin (director); Cathy Hiscox (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Big Brothers/big Sisters of ST. Thomas - Elgin’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118808682RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.