John Howard Society of Peterborough

John Howard Society of Peterborough is a charitable organization based in Lindsay, 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 $1.4M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 80% from government, 9% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $56K.

Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (8 positions in that band). The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $900K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.