Durham Outlook for the Needy
Charitable organization · Oshawa, Ontario · BN 135231124RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($517,613) as filed with the CRA.
Durham Outlook for the Needy is a charitable organization based in Oshawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $440K in revenue and $518K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from donations, 19% from government. In 2024, 22 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $70K.
Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Soup kitchen food bank food distribution and second hand store
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $440K | $518K | — | — | — | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $435K | $488K | $326K | $4,816 | — | $4M |
| 2022 | $506K | $326K | $259K | $14K | — | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $717K | $176K | $104K | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2020 | $495K | $265K | — | $1,790 | — | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $70K from 22 charities:
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$27K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$12K
- Canadahelps Canadon$10K
- Hope Fellowship Christian Reformed Church$3,296
- Christ Memorial Church$2,000
- Gary & Maxie Bluestein Charitable Foundation$2,000
- Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church of Bowmanville$1,666
- United Way of Durham Region$1,639
- Maranatha Christian Reformed Church of Bowmanville$1,529
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,467
- ST Georges Memorial Church$1,200
- Gary & Maxie Bluestein Charitable Foundation$1,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$882
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$575
- Whitby Christian Assembly$500
- Deer Creek Cares Charitable Foundation$500
- ST. Joseph's Council No. 6361 Charitable Welfare Trust$500
- Faith Lutheran Church$467
- Faith United Church$450
- United Way of Greater Toronto$364
- Zion Christian Reformed Church of Oshawa$325
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$164K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Darryl Rancourt (president); Trisha Forter (vice-president); Debbie Morgan (treasurer); Roxanne Meek (secretary); Jennifer Webb (director); Paul Halliday (director); Emma Webb (director); Dan Owens (director); Linda Raney (director); Erin Carter (director); Jenn Warlow (director); Khalil El-Khatib (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Durham Outlook for the Needy’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135231124RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.