Guelph Wish Fund for Children
Charitable organization · Guelph, Ontario · BN 898543863RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($435,701) as filed with the CRA.
Guelph Wish Fund for Children is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $581K in revenue and $436K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $56K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 12% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 85% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $330K in 2020 to $581K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
(a) to support children under the age of 19 in guelph and wellington county facing a life-altering medical challenge; (b) to provide scholarships to high school graduating students in guelph and wellington county exemplifying core values of the corporation including community spirit kindness and generosity; and (c) to provide financial support to health and social service non-profit organizations that enhance the quality of life for children in guelph and wellington county as determined by the board of directors of the corporation.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $581K | $436K | $239K | $161K | — | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $419K | $403K | $250K | $120K | — | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $31K | $371K | $232K | $100K | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $307K | $256K | $161K | $67K | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $330K | $312K | $212K | $66K | $15K | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $56K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$158K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rob Cameron (director); Jason Direto (director); Andrew Gladstone (director); Kayla Gordon (director); Dave Kavanagh (chair); Michael Niebert (director); Gavin Nochomovitz (director); John Pollice (treasurer); Anthony Rozzi (director); Amy Toffelson (director); Mike Anderson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Guelph Wish Fund for Children’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898543863RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.