Learning Connections Hamilton
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 131766933RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($377,562) as filed with the CRA.
Learning Connections Hamilton is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, 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 $356K in revenue and $378K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government, 8% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $86K.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $170K in 2020 to $356K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1-information and referral to adult upgrading programs. 2-literacy network supporting planning and promotion of lifelong learning. 3-educational pathway planning and assessement. 4-workplace education services 5-clear writing training and consulting
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $356K | $378K | $283K | $1,580 | — | -$62K |
| 2023 | $607K | $575K | $477K | $960 | — | $170K |
| 2022 | $318K | $304K | $226K | $630 | — | $139K |
| 2021 | $195K | $229K | $151K | $115 | — | $125K |
| 2020 | $170K | $185K | $51K | $2,470 | — | $159K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $86K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$317K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Saood Baig; Tracy Cunning (secretary-treasurer); Lina El Ali; Muhammad Ali Hammeed (chair); Danielle Just; Adis Rajic; Lyndyn Shaub; Eryka Stewart; Elisha Turney-Foss (vice-chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Learning Connections Hamilton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131766933RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.