Community Laundry Co-operative Inc. / Buanderie cooperative communautaire Inc.
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 843949298RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($130,762) as filed with the CRA.
Community Laundry Co-operative Inc. / Buanderie cooperative communautaire Inc. is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $65K in revenue and $131K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 35% from government, 29% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $17K in 2024, the largest being $16K to Heartwood House: au Coeur de la Vie. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $188K in 2020 to $65K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The community laundry co-operative provided low cost selfe serve laundry facilities for low income individuals and families. In addition counselling and referrals were provided to people to help them access services and become productive participants in the community. The co-op also operated a social enterprise wash and fold laundry service which taught employment skills and provided members with opportunities to gain work experience and supplement their income in a supportive mentoring environment.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $65K | $131K | $86K | — | $16K | — |
| 2023 | $213K | $238K | $191K | $811 | — | $65K |
| 2022 | $227K | $260K | $220K | $928 | — | $90K |
| 2021 | $248K | $186K | $153K | $435 | — | $124K |
| 2020 | $188K | $166K | $150K | — | — | $61K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $17K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $10K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$65K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Margaret Fallis (chair); William Young (secretary); Gayle Preston (treasurer); Graeme Burk (director); Lynne Current (director); Jeanie Hicks (director); Luz Yaneth Molano Pena (director); Sandra NG (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Community Laundry Co-operative Inc. / Buanderie cooperative communautaire Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843949298RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.