Circle of Friends for Newcomers (hamilton)
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 890807746RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($678,800) as filed with the CRA.
Circle of Friends for Newcomers (hamilton) is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $678K in revenue and $679K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $9,515.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Providing esl classes for immigrants and refugees including linc programs. Providing advisory support bilingual services advocacy and practical settlement support for immigrants and refugees including referral to appropriate community servcies. Providing childcare for newcomers enrolled in linc programs providing digital literacy classes for newcomers
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $678K | $679K | $655K | — | — | $28K |
| 2023 | $617K | $617K | $568K | — | — | $28K |
| 2022 | $547K | $556K | $509K | — | — | $28K |
| 2021 | $423K | $431K | $395K | — | — | $38K |
| 2020 | $455K | $461K | $448K | — | — | $46K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,515 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$385K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Jones (chairperson); Elizabeth Sadler (vice chair); Hilda Rempel (director); Heather Lynne Ryall (secretary); Jane Quach (director); Kathy Ta (director); Brenda Marriott (director); Nina Devolder (director); Joanne Lewis (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Circle of Friends for Newcomers (hamilton)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890807746RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.