Energy for Opportunity
Charitable organization · Windsor, Ontario · BN 800168551RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($195,063) as filed with the CRA.
Energy for Opportunity is a charitable organization based in Windsor, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, it reported $190K in revenue and $195K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $38.
Compared with 2,418 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The programs in 2021 were a continuation of the work started in 2020 in partnership with the Dokis First Nation community. During the year we completed a training program supported by Gezhtoojig that resulted in the following outcomes: - A total of 112 courses were completed by the trainees with each of the initial 18 trainees completing a minimum of 2 courses. - These 112 courses resulted in a total of 2300 NABCEP training hours covering site safety grid direct PV battery-based PV and tools and maintenance training. - Overall 15 of the 18 trainees completed the PVOL101 and PVOL203…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $190K | $195K | $195K | $0 | $0 | -$20K |
| 2020 | $32K | $63K | $61K | — | — | $1 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $38 from 1 charity:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Leslie Willans (treasurer); Micah Wagenberg (board member); Paul Munro (board member).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Energy for Opportunity’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 800168551RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.