De Dwa Da Dehs Nyes Aboriginal Health Centre
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 889981221RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,861,821) as filed with the CRA.
De Dwa Da Dehs Nyes Aboriginal Health Centre is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. 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 $10.1M in revenue and $9.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $115K.
Compared with 538 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 64 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Operating as an aboriginal health access centre (ahac) for the benefits of the aboriginal/indigenous communities in the city of hamilton st. Catharines ontario and in brant county. There are various programs offered by the health centre including primary care medical services health promotion healthy eating and prevention of disease services and mental health programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.1M | $9.9M | $8M | $46K | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $10.4M | $8.6M | $7.6M | $18K | — | $998K |
| 2022 | $9.6M | $9M | $7.6M | — | — | $839K |
| 2021 | $8.3M | $8.1M | $6.6M | $9,479 | — | $800K |
| 2020 | $7.3M | $6.9M | $5.4M | $35K | — | $777K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $115K from 10 charities:
- Hamilton Community Foundation$50K
- United Way Niagara$37K
- Canadahelps Canadon$13K
- The United Church of Canada$11K
- BenefAction Foundation$3,586
- Theatre Aquarius Incorporated$500
- United Way Niagara$132
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$97
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$76
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$34
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions64
- Total compensation, all staff$5.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bryanne Smart (board chair); Frances Roesch (treasurer); Peter Bieling (member); Loretta Hill (member); Kim Walker (member); Bomberry Tristan (member); Kristen Whyte (member); McCue Charlene (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from De Dwa Da Dehs Nyes Aboriginal Health Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889981221RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.