Meta Centre
Publicly funded institution · North York, Ontario · BN 118902717RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($29,822,196) as filed with the CRA.
Meta 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 $29.3M in revenue and $29.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $280K.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 96% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 226 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Provide residential supported independent living respite social work and day program services for persons with a developmental disability.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29.3M | $29.8M | $29.7M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $28.9M | $28.9M | $28.8M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $25.9M | $26M | $25.9M | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $23.5M | $23.5M | $23.5M | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $22.9M | $22.9M | $22.8M | — | — | $2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $280K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions226
- Total compensation, all staff$23.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ljuba Djurdjevic (director); Warren Harvey (president); Giuliana Minardi (vp & treasurer); Marie Natanson (40835); Manu Sud (secretary); Chenai Kadungure (director); Venky Rao (director); Jim Johnston (past president); Michael Cheng (director); Marwah Younis (director); Ewa Downarowicz (director); Kerri Judge (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Meta Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118902717RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.