Essential Aid and Family Services of Ontario Inc.
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 825227648RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($366,018) as filed with the CRA.
Essential Aid and Family Services of Ontario Inc. is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $331K in revenue and $366K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from donations, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 15 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $215K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 80% 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 5 names.
In its own words
Infant & Toddler Food Bank: Provides emergency assistance of free infant formula food and hygiene products to families with children under the age of 4 experiencing financial hardship. Menstruation Product Assistance: Provides free menstruation products to individuals experiencing financial hardship.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $331K | $366K | $363K | $3,375 | — | $9,312 |
| 2023 | $320K | $278K | $272K | $3,412 | — | $39K |
| 2022 | $370K | $422K | $347K | $925 | — | $5,811 |
| 2021 | $351K | $342K | $250K | $1,008 | — | $65K |
| 2020 | $262K | $230K | $230K | $151 | — | $39K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $215K from 15 charities:
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$61K
- United Way Niagara$60K
- Canadahelps Canadon$25K
- Canadahelps Canadon$25K
- Hamilton Community Foundation$25K
- Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Canada/Initiative Canada Jeunesse et Philanthropie$5,000
- Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health$5,000
- Canada Gives$4,000
- United Way Niagara$1,022
- United Way Niagara$1,022
- Sydney Wood Purple Butterfly of Hope Foundation$1,000
- Barterpay It Forward Foundation$782
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$479
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$430
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$124
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
- Total compensation, all staff$74K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alexandros Vourkoutiotis (chair); Raven van Bommel (executive director treasurer); Nicola Genovese (secretary); Frances Alongi (director); Cristina Cioca (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Essential Aid and Family Services of Ontario Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 825227648RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.