Hamilton Sustainable Victory Gardens Inc.
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 826945883RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($49,514) as filed with the CRA.
Hamilton Sustainable Victory Gardens Inc. is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $24K in revenue and $50K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from donations, 46% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,244.
Compared with 2,926 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $79K in 2020 to $24K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Develop and grow sustainable gardens throughout the city of hamilton provide local organic fresh produce to meal programs and food banks encourage volunteers and promote the reduction of reliance on fossil fuels
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $24K | $50K | $41K | — | — | -$13K |
| 2022 | $21K | $20K | $10K | — | — | $12K |
| 2021 | $39K | $53K | $38K | — | — | $12K |
| 2020 | $79K | $72K | $30K | — | — | $28K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,244 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$17K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Mark Tenant (president/chair); Sadequa Shahrook (treasurer); Jim Clayton (secretary); Marissa Taylor (director); Elyse Pipitone (director); Allison Williams (director); Sarah Hopen (treasurer).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hamilton Sustainable Victory Gardens Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 826945883RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.