Hospice Northwest
Publicly funded institution · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 118871011RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($901,782) as filed with the CRA.
Hospice Northwest is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, 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 $994K in revenue and $902K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government, 15% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $67K.
Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $603K in 2020 to $994K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Recruitment screening and training volunteers in 36 hour palliative care training programs. Match client needs for programs and individualized care plans with volunteers. Visit clients in hospitals community homes or long term care facilities. Providing ongoing educational and support for volunteers. Hold a bi-weekly support group and offer one to one volunteer support to bereaved persons.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $994K | $902K | — | $1,592 | — | $323K |
| 2023 | $766K | $703K | — | $7,555 | — | $233K |
| 2022 | $612K | $597K | — | $1,161 | — | $178K |
| 2021 | $512K | $499K | — | — | $27K | $164K |
| 2020 | $603K | $571K | — | $44K | $44K | $151K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $67K from 9 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$19K
- Canadahelps Canadon$19K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$16K
- Thunder Bay Community Foundation$12K
- The Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem in Canada l'Ordre Militaire et Hospitalier de Saint-Lazare-De-Jerusalem au Canada$1,000
- United Way of Thunder Bay$851
- BenefAction Foundation$400
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$97
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$20
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
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$486K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alison Denton (director); Joanne Kembel (director); Susan Rynak (vollunteer rep); Amy Bottos (vice chair); Rosy Brizi (chair); Christy McClelland (director); Hilary Mettam (director); Grace Frenette (director - french language); Barb Philip (director); Candice Bottle (director); Michelle Elliot (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hospice Northwest’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118871011RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.