Columbus House (pembroke) Inc..
Publicly funded institution · Pembroke, Ontario · BN 126451889RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,595,108) as filed with the CRA.
Columbus House (pembroke) Inc.. is a charitable organization based in Pembroke, 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 $2.6M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $105K.
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 92% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 56 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Operation of housing accomodations for young persons of low or modest income who are homeless or disadvantaged. Operation of programs for teens (ie parenting substance abuse etc.) operation of child care services.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.6M | $22K | — | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.3M | $2.3M | $18K | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $2M | $2M | $1.9M | $9,133 | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $9,893 | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.7M | $22K | — | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $105K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions56
- Total compensation, all staff$2.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bill Britton (director); John Huff (treasurer); Scott Lafreniere (president); Glen Price (director); Laurie Serran (secretary); Michelle Corriveau (director); Tony Jacyno (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Columbus House (pembroke) Inc..’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 126451889RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.