Nisa/northern Initiative for Social Action
Publicly funded institution · Sudbury, Ontario · BN 887677029RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,507,952) as filed with the CRA.
Nisa/northern Initiative for Social Action is a charitable organization based in Sudbury, 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 $1.5M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $54K.
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 3% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 52 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Nisa/northern iniative for social action is an organization run by and for consumers of mental health services. We develop occupational skills nurture self-confidence and provide resources for recovery by creating opportunities for participants to contribute to their own well-being and that of their community. As a consumer/survivor initiative (csi) we function as a gateway to community-based programs and services providing acceptance a social existence and a place to belong. Skills training education and employment creative/expressive-based programs self-help groups focusing on life …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $762K | $5,092 | — | $501K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $831K | $576 | — | $538K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $764K | $1,254 | — | $435K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $669K | $2,066 | — | $411K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $972K | $12K | — | $411K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions52
- Total compensation, all staff$955K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marc Carol (director); Chelsea Gauthier (director); Arvind Jagessar (director); Martin Lees (director); Sarah Pabst (treasurer); Katrina Pisani (vice president); Leslie Steel (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nisa/northern Initiative for Social Action’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 887677029RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.