Children's Aid Society of the City of Sarnia and County of Lambton
Publicly funded institution · PT. Edward, Ontario · BN 107954950RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($17,034,534) as filed with the CRA.
Children's Aid Society of the City of Sarnia and County of Lambton is a charitable organization based in PT. Edward, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $17.4M in revenue and $17M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $73.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 103 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
The Children's Aid Society of the City of Sarnia and County of Lambton provides protection services under the Children Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA). The organization works closely with families community partners and First Nations to provide children and youth with safe nurturing environments
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17.4M | $17M | $15.1M | $0 | $0 | -$141K |
| 2023 | $17.5M | $16.6M | $14.8M | $0 | $0 | -$475K |
| 2022 | $15.7M | $16.7M | $14.7M | $0 | $0 | -$1.3M |
| 2021 | $16M | $16.5M | $14.2M | — | — | -$372K |
| 2020 | $15.6M | $15.6M | $13.4M | — | — | $163K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $73 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions103
- Total compensation, all staff$11M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kathy Alexander (president); Mark Williams (director); Adam Kilner (director); Bri Dubowski (director); Lo-Anne Chan (secretary); Maureen Cannon (director); Lila Palychuk.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Children's Aid Society of the City of Sarnia and County of Lambton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107954950RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.