Boys and Girls Club of Niagara
Publicly funded institution · Niagara Falls, Ontario · BN 106804628RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,067,627) as filed with the CRA.
Boys and Girls Club of Niagara is a charitable organization based in Niagara Falls, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $8.4M in revenue and $8.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from government, 5% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $369K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 98% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 118 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5M in 2020 to $8.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The club provides programs and services to children and youth aged 0-24 years. These programs fulfill the basic needs of these chidlren by providing food shelter and clothing as well as providing activities leadership and life skills. Child care is offered for preschool and school aged children and includes meals activities and transport to local schools. Recreational activities include sports and aquatic activities among others.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.4M | $8.1M | $7.3M | $116K | — | $3.4M |
| 2023 | $7.9M | $8M | $7.1M | $140K | — | $2.7M |
| 2022 | $6.5M | $7M | $6.2M | $127K | — | $2.6M |
| 2021 | $5.6M | $5.8M | $5.1M | $93K | — | $3.1M |
| 2020 | $5M | $4.8M | $4.4M | $109K | — | $3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $369K from 12 charities:
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada/Les repaires jeunesse du Canada$163K
- Boys and Girls Club of Niagara Foundation$87K
- Jays CARE Foundation$50K
- Niagara Community Foundation Fondation Communautaire de Niagara$45K
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada Foundation Fondation les Repaires Jeunesse du Canada$15K
- RBC Foundation$5,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,951
- Waterloo Region Community Foundation$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$585
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$140
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$24
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions118
- Total compensation, all staff$5.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David D'Addio (president); Tim Denis (director); Danielle Garner (vp operations); Jane Gouck (director); Lisa McCausland (past president); Louise Murphy (vp human resources); Ernie Bagnulo (vp programs); Allison Vanrooijen (director); Andrew Gill (director); Natalie Weaver (director); Stephanie Lakeit-Hall (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Boys and Girls Club of Niagara’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106804628RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.