Family Councils of Ontario
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 828934190RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($719,492) as filed with the CRA.
Family Councils of Ontario is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under supportive 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 $740K in revenue and $719K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from government, 8% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $53K.
Compared with 739 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 71% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $419K in 2020 to $740K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Consulting with family council members and staff of long-term care homes via phone and e mail to provide information help brainstorm and assist in resolving issues - Presentations and workshop on family council development and maintenance - Training long term care home staff on how to build and maintain positive relationships with residents’ families and how to work with the Family Council - Online presentation on sector issues and initiatives - Hosting conferences and events to provide learning and networking opportunities - Education through our resources including our newsletter educat…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $740K | $719K | $666K | — | — | $117K |
| 2023 | $744K | $754K | $698K | — | — | $96K |
| 2022 | $689K | $679K | $598K | — | — | $50K |
| 2021 | $419K | $416K | $353K | $1,050 | — | $39K |
| 2020 | $419K | $412K | $347K | — | — | $37K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $53K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$485K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Munavish (director); Kathryn Pilkington (chair); Linda Strome (treasurer); Danette Romard (vice chair); Alison Wesley-James (director); Della Dyck (director); Howard Eng (director); Deb Thomas (director); Vicky Tran (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Family Councils of Ontario’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 828934190RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.