John Howard Society of Waterloo - Wellington
Publicly funded institution · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 107542896RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,298,927) as filed with the CRA.
John Howard Society of Waterloo - Wellington is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, 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 $3.3M in revenue and $3.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $125K.
Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 44 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Programs include various youth programs such as youth justice and bullying and prevention programs in schools. Adult programs include partner assault response back on track programs and many others which follow the mandate of promoting and fostering safe and healthier communities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3M | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $2.8M | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $2.9M | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $3.5M | $3.4M | $2.9M | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3M | — | — | $2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $125K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions44
- Total compensation, all staff$3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Albert Tefreja (director); Jean Ledrew-Metcalfe (director); Orse Kronschnabi-Rabidoux (president); Shirley Ann Hilton (director); Mealnie Garbaz (director); Matthew Ichim (director); Tara Ross (director); Bonita Bonn (director); Jennifer Adolphe (director); Mike Tennant (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from John Howard Society of Waterloo - Wellington’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107542896RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.