George Jeffrey Children's Centre
Publicly funded institution · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 107424897RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,296,476) as filed with the CRA.
George Jeffrey Children's Centre is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $9.5M in revenue and $9.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $345K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 108 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Children's rehabilitation services (school and community based) complex special needs early intervention autism smartstart hub therapeutic recreation seating and mobilitty alternative and augmentative communication outpatient therapy services )e.g. Physical therapy occupational therapy speech-language pathology and social work)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.5M | $9.3M | $7.2M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $8.8M | $8.8M | $6.9M | — | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $8.2M | $8M | $6.6M | — | — | $982K |
| 2021 | $8.8M | $8.6M | $7.2M | — | — | $806K |
| 2020 | $7.3M | $7.3M | $6.2M | — | — | $583K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $345K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions108
- Total compensation, all staff$7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andy Armitage (president); Ivana Chies (director); Kathryn Peterson (secretary); Scott Schooler (vice-president); Jon Racco (treasurer); Tina Bennett (director / chief executive…); Judy Bragnalo (director); Matthew Lindstrom (director); Christopher Mushquash (director); Michael Scarcello (director); Mark Beazley (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from George Jeffrey Children's Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107424897RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.