Guelph Independent Living
Publicly funded institution · Guelph, Ontario · BN 108083650RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,247,375) as filed with the CRA.
Guelph Independent Living is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $4.4M in revenue and $4.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $69K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 35 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Inclusion support for adults with a physical disability to enable them to participate fully in community recreational and social opportunities. Provide financial support to adults with a physical disability to assist with the purchase of needed assistive devices. Maintain a resource library and database on physical disabilities. Assisted living support for seniors to enable them to continue living in their own homes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.4M | $4.2M | $3.8M | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $3.9M | $4M | $3.6M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $3.8M | $3.7M | $3.3M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $3.6M | $3.3M | $2.9M | $2,613 | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.2M | $154 | — | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $69K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions35
- Total compensation, all staff$3.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cindy Kinnon (past chair); Lindsay Sieben (director); Lindsay Lennox (chair); Lisa Gammage (vice-chair); Ravi Sathasivam (treasurer); Samantha Londerville (director); Lorelie Root (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Guelph Independent Living’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108083650RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.