Dawson City Shelter Society
Publicly funded institution · Dawson, Yukon · BN 135897791RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,034,604) as filed with the CRA.
Dawson City Shelter Society is a charitable organization based in Dawson, Yukon, 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 $1.1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from government, 12% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $11K.
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 79% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $567K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Emergency shelter support and referral services for women and children experiencing violence and homelessness - violence prevention education and outreach services and workshops - food clothing and toiletries hampers - 24 hour crisis-support line - advocacy and accompaniment to appointments - canada prenatal nutrition program and other related services to support families
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1M | $985K | — | — | $372K |
| 2023 | $932K | $926K | $881K | — | — | $310K |
| 2022 | $867K | $838K | $774K | — | — | $304K |
| 2021 | $681K | $674K | $700K | — | — | $275K |
| 2020 | $567K | $560K | $523K | — | — | $269K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $11K from 4 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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$646K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shelley Brown (president); Meg Walker (director); Debbie Wight (secretary-treasurer); Joanne Sherrard (director); Robin Westland (director); Lulu Keating (vice president); Michelle Leach (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Dawson City Shelter Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135897791RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.