Fresh Start Services for Women Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Saint John, New Brunswick · BN 837509009RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($987,266) as filed with the CRA.
Fresh Start Services for Women Inc. is a charitable organization based in Saint John, New Brunswick, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $994K in revenue and $987K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,738.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (8 positions in that band). The charity reported 23 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $185K in 2020 to $994K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Fresh start services in a local non-profit organization that provides support and advocacy for people suffering from or on the verge of homelessness. We meet with clients to determine their needs; liase with government agencies landlords and other social organizations in order to provide assistance to clients. We also have funds to provide direct assistance in the form of rent assistance transportation clothing personal care items etc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $994K | $987K | $897K | $910 | — | $77K |
| 2023 | $625K | $611K | $563K | $204 | — | $70K |
| 2022 | $347K | $330K | $282K | $215 | — | $57K |
| 2021 | $195K | $199K | $199K | — | — | $40K |
| 2020 | $185K | $167K | $164K | $3,055 | — | $43K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,738 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions23
- Total compensation, all staff$721K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Beth Blois (co-president); Diana Richardson (member at large); George Richardson (member at large); Jeffery Maker (treasurer); Peter McKelvey (member at large); Debbie Stillwell (secretary); Denielle Poirier (member at large); Shari Seeley (member at large); Danielle Manuel (member at large); Emma Jensen (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fresh Start Services for Women Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 837509009RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.