John Howard Society of the Kawarthas
Publicly funded institution · Lindsay, Ontario · BN 846037356RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,164,545) as filed with the CRA.
John Howard Society of the Kawarthas 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 $3.2M in revenue and $3.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 34 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.6M in 2020 to $3.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Programs/education for youth who are justice involved; youth-in-transition provides support to ages 16-24 for navigating the transition from care to adulthood. Attendance center ejm ejs & reintegration are alternative to custody counseling programs. Literacy program assists individuals with skills in reading writing math computers tutoring to help learners reach their employment or educational goals adult transitional housing involves 5 units available for transitional housing designed for men. Community service order direct accountability & adult diversion are mandated programs provid…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.2M | $3.2M | $3M | — | — | $598K |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $2.7M | $2.6M | — | — | $553K |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2M | — | — | $507K |
| 2021 | $2M | $1.9M | $1.8M | — | — | $410K |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.5M | — | — | $343K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions34
- Total compensation, all staff$2.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Terry Cox (director); Terry Cox (president); Mike Cavanagh (director); Mike Cavanagh (secretary/treasurer); Nick Seguin (director); Jacklyn Giffen (director); Adam Ranger (director); Tom Hickey (director); Amy Farr (director); Nick Seguin (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from John Howard Society of the Kawarthas’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 846037356RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.