Mary Centre
Publicly funded institution · North York, Ontario · BN 128923737RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,904,059) as filed with the CRA.
Mary Centre is a charitable organization based in North York, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $9M in revenue and $8.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $179K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 85 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The operation of group homes to house and care for people primarily seniors with an intellectual disability in the gta; supported independent living program - providing support to individuals living independently in the community; integrated seniors program - assist seniors in becoming active in their communities; volunteer program recruits direct and support service volunteers; parish outreach program - helps parishes support individuals to become involved in their faith; respite services - providing relief to caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9M | $8.9M | $8.2M | $9,305 | — | $4.2M |
| 2023 | $8.3M | $7.9M | $7.4M | $18K | — | $4.1M |
| 2022 | $7.4M | $6.9M | $6.4M | $6,023 | — | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $6.4M | $5.9M | $5.4M | $7,258 | — | $3.3M |
| 2020 | $6.6M | $6.1M | $5.7M | $24K | — | $2.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $179K from 7 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
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions85
- Total compensation, all staff$6.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steven Ferrigni (director); Kevin Finnerty (director); James Orland (director treasurer); John Fisher (president); Dalton Albrecht (director); Janet Menard (director); Heather Ferrier (director); Christina Mah Darcy (director); Darshil Pandya (director); Anna Wong (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Mary Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 128923737RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.