John Howard Society of Ottawa
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 118975119RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($20,065,541) as filed with the CRA.
John Howard Society of Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, 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 $20.1M in revenue and $20.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $244K.
Compared with 115 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 154 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Reintegration of ex-offenders housing for adults and youth involved with the law programs that reduce crime and poverty while building self-sufficiency bail residence services literacy and basic skills programs semi-independent accomodation and intensive supports for chronically homeless
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20.1M | $20.1M | $17.8M | — | — | $14M |
| 2023 | $16.7M | $16.2M | $14.8M | — | — | $14M |
| 2022 | $15.7M | $15.5M | $14.1M | — | — | $13.5M |
| 2021 | $15.2M | $14.8M | $13.6M | — | — | $14.7M |
| 2020 | $14.3M | $14.2M | $13M | — | — | $7.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $244K from 5 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
- $80,000–119,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions154
- Total compensation, all staff$11.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mohamed Sofa (president); Duncan Shaw (vice-president); Tania Costanzo (director); Jody Brian (secretary); Kenneth Bryden (director); Hamza Khalid Butt (director); Vicki Grisim (director); Richard Lamothe (director); Bruce Simpson (director); Christopher Smith (director); Andrew Roeske (treasurer); Allan Clarke (director); Peter Nshimiyimana (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from John Howard Society of Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118975119RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.