House of Friendship

House of Friendship is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. 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 $23.8M in revenue and $20.8M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 20% from donations, 62% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 76 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5.3M.

Compared with 29 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 186 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $1.2M in 2024, the largest being $450K to K-W Working Centre for the Unemployed. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $14.5M in 2020 to $23.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.