Halton Columbus Charities
Charitable organization · Burlington, Ontario · BN 890015068RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($53,292) as filed with the CRA.
Halton Columbus Charities is a charitable organization based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $47K in revenue and $53K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2023, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $10K.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 95% of peers.
It reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $18K in 2023, the largest being $2,500 to Halton Pro-Life. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2,435 in 2020 to $47K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Halton columbus charities donates to organizations supporting christian faith activities in the burlington geographic area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47K | $53K | $6,997 | — | $53K | $65K |
| 2023 | $79K | $36K | $345 | — | $24K | $54K |
| 2022 | $49K | $57K | $1,891 | — | $52K | $34K |
| 2021 | $21K | $20K | $3,224 | — | $15K | $42K |
| 2020 | $2,435 | $17K | — | — | $12K | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $18K to 14 qualified donees:
- Halton Pro-Life$2,500
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$2,300
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$2,300
- Burlington Food Bank$2,200
- Shifra Homes Inc.$1,500
- Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Ontario Regional Council$1,500
- Burlington Rotary Community Hospice Inc.$1,500
- Food4Kids Halton$1,000
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Hamilton in Ontario$500
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Hamilton in Ontario$500
- The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Hamilton in Ontario$500
- Special Olympics Ontario Inc.$500
- Compassion Society of Halton$500
- Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga-Dufferin$300
Received $10K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Macdonald (president); Bill Manley (v pres); Alex Karl (secretary); Norm Steinfitz (director); Rennie Milne (director); Lee Brown (director); Mike Cormack (treasurer); Bert Vandalen (ex oficio); John Bennett (ex oficio).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Halton Columbus Charities’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890015068RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.