John Howard Society of Niagara
Charitable organization · ST. Catharines, Ontario · BN 107542706RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,833,754) as filed with the CRA.
John Howard Society of Niagara is a charitable organization based in ST. Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $6M in revenue and $5.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 45% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,600.
Compared with 299 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 53 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The society operates as an affiliate of the john howard society of onatrio. Ongoing programs as well as new programs provide counselling assesment employment supervision and assistance for youth and adults for the purpose of crime prevention.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6M | $5.8M | $5.6M | $37K | — | $4.7M |
| 2023 | $6.1M | $5.8M | $5.4M | — | — | $4.4M |
| 2022 | $5.5M | $5.3M | $4.6M | — | — | $4.2M |
| 2021 | $5.5M | $5.5M | $5.2M | — | — | $4M |
| 2020 | $6.5M | $6.4M | $6.1M | $1,782 | — | $3.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,600 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions53
- Total compensation, all staff$3.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nicole Thwaites (board chair); Tom Hanrahan (vice chair); Matt Swindley (treasurer); Jay Gemmell (executive director); Gordon Sheehan (board member); Steve Scriven (board member); Jennifer White (board member); Fred Louws (board member); Gloria McKinnon (board member); Steve Magistrale (board member); McGratten Sherry (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from John Howard Society of Niagara’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107542706RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.