Matthew House Refugee Ministry of Fort Erie
Publicly funded institution · Fort Erie, Ontario · BN 868379512RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($369,845) as filed with the CRA.
Matthew House Refugee Ministry of Fort Erie is a charitable organization based in Fort Erie, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $345K in revenue and $370K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 76% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $53K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $525K in 2020 to $345K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Providing Refugee claimants &Refugees with a welcoming safe emergency shelter practical assistance and sound counsel Acontunuum of support through the transition to independence in the community. Staff and volunteers provide immediate needs offer assistance with immigration procedures orient newcomers to Canadian life and help find a local settlement. In addition aftercare assistance as newcomers into the local community and ongoing encouragement and adivse
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $345K | $370K | — | — | — | $395K |
| 2023 | $356K | — | — | — | — | $416K |
| 2022 | $332K | $268K | $59K | $330 | — | $367K |
| 2021 | $334K | $313K | $282K | — | — | $306K |
| 2020 | $525K | $388K | $366K | $780 | — | $442K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $53K from 13 charities:
- Link Charity Canada Inc$27K
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$9,741
- Canadahelps Canadon$7,364
- First Baptist Church$2,665
- First Baptist Church$1,520
- Canadian Baptist Women of Ontario and Quebec$1,500
- LifeHouse Community Church$1,000
- Intercede International$750
- Fonthill Baptist Church$500
- Centennial Park Baptist Church$500
- Garrison Road Church of the United Brethren in Christ Inc.$500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$196
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$75
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$128K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Adrien Wilson (director); Robert McNair (president); Paul Mason (vice president); Gordon Abraham (secretary); James McBeth (treasurer); John Mtshede (executive director); Gary Page (director); Lillian Lahay (director); Hugo Riveira (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Matthew House Refugee Ministry of Fort Erie’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 868379512RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.