Hamilton-Wentworth Chapter of Native Women Incorporated
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 118951987RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,969,203) as filed with the CRA.
Hamilton-Wentworth Chapter of Native Women Incorporated is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $3.1M in revenue and $3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government, 6% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $383K.
Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 26% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 32 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The charity operates a shelter for women & children who are victims of family violence homelessness and conflict with the law.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $3M | $2.4M | $4,838 | — | $898K |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.5M | $2M | $17K | — | $774K |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3M | $2.5M | $8,646 | — | $556K |
| 2021 | $2.7M | $922K | $2.6M | — | — | $233K |
| 2020 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.8M | $15K | — | $195K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $383K from 9 charities:
- Greater Hamilton Food Share$313K
- Canadahelps Canadon$30K
- Canadahelps Canadon$30K
- Hamilton Community Foundation$9,833
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$533
- Theatre Aquarius Incorporated$500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$97
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$50
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$25
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions32
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Janice Lewis-Deeley (treasurer); Melanie McAulay (president); Sandra Williams (board member); Kayla Jenkins (vice president); Hazel Lewis (board member); Erika Corbiere (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hamilton-Wentworth Chapter of Native Women Incorporated’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118951987RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.