Community Services for Independence North West
Publicly funded institution · Keewatin, Ontario · BN 107464067RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,987,781) as filed with the CRA.
Community Services for Independence North West is a charitable organization based in Keewatin, 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 $9.2M in revenue and $9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $27K.
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 35% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 37 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The organization provides individuals with physical disabilities the means to participate in society with the greatest degree of independence. It also empowers individuals with disabilities to take control of their lives by utilizing information support skills and choices available to them.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.2M | $9M | $7.7M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $8M | $7.7M | $6.6M | — | — | $909K |
| 2022 | $7.8M | $7.5M | $6.5M | — | — | $642K |
| 2021 | $7.4M | $7.3M | $6.2M | $1M | — | $438K |
| 2020 | $6.8M | $6.6M | $5.7M | — | — | $273K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $27K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions37
- Total compensation, all staff$7.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Allan Bedard (director); Wayne Ficek (president); Lisa French (secretary/treasurer); Donna McKelvie (director); Liisa Mikkola (director); Lynn Moffatt (director); Corrie Neufeld (director); Pat Seed (director); David Shannon (vice-president); Mary Vahovick (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Community Services for Independence North West’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107464067RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.