Friends of Saint Francis Inc.
Charitable organization · North York, Ontario · BN 884986910RR0001 · Foundations Advancing Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($378,688) as filed with the CRA.
Friends of Saint Francis Inc. is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations advancing religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $278K in revenue and $379K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 43% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $122K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 96% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The organization's purpose is to provide and operate non-profit residential accomodation for homeless or marginalized women with diagnosed mental health issues. It owns and operates st. Clare inn in toronto a transitional home where women between the ages of 30 and 60 who are homeless and strugging with diagnosed mental health issues can live with dignity while rebuilding their lives.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $278K | $379K | $288K | $57K | — | $604K |
| 2023 | $296K | $309K | $225K | $46K | — | $705K |
| 2022 | $236K | $281K | $214K | $28K | — | $718K |
| 2021 | $345K | $276K | $203K | $40K | — | $762K |
| 2020 | $328K | $259K | $204K | $24K | — | $692K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $122K from 7 charities:
- St.anthony of Padua Mission Aid$75K
- Canada Gives$20K
- Canadahelps Canadon$14K
- The Hustler Young Men's Bible Class Foundation$5,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,677
- The Sisters of St. Joseph for the Diocese of Toronto in Upper Canada$2,500
- The Sisters of St. Joseph for the Diocese of Toronto in Upper Canada$2,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$260K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marissa Bastidas (director/secretary); Martin Cairns (director/treasurer); Heather Mays (director); Melissa Prochilo (director); Richard Riccioli (director); Anne Trafford (director/president); Jeanne Withers (director); Barbara Bees (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Friends of Saint Francis Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 884986910RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.