Elizabeth Fry Society of Kingston
Publicly funded institution · Kingston, Ontario · BN 118897453RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,554,384) as filed with the CRA.
Elizabeth Fry Society of Kingston is a charitable organization based in Kingston, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $1.6M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 71% from government, 11% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $168K.
Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Advocate for progressive legislative and aministrative reform of the criminal justice system. Press for social changes as a means of crime prevention. Develop viable community alternatives other than punitive criminal sanctions. Empower and support women in pursuing and upholding their education. To inform the public about issues that disadvantage women in the justice system. Public participation in aspects of justice for women. Affordable housing for women.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $947K | — | — | $676K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $891K | — | — | $620K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $731K | — | — | $652K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $644K | — | — | $589K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $724K | — | — | $445K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $168K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$638K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Fran Chaisson (board member); Geoff Coons (vice-president); Yvonne Holland (secretary); Jim McCartney (board member); Mary Lou McCartney (president); Meg McQueen (board members); Lillian Murdock (board members); Angela Whitehead (treasurer); Lora Springings (board member); Jessica Jones (board member); Blair Crew (board member); Sarah Forsyth (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Elizabeth Fry Society of Kingston’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118897453RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.