OMRA Shelter Corporation
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 883429912RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($207,265) as filed with the CRA.
OMRA Shelter Corporation is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $241K in revenue and $207K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from donations, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $19K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $143K in 2022 to $241K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
1. Provide monthly rent subsidies to recently-arrived refugees living in Ottawa who do not have enough income to rent an apartment. Rent subsidies are calculated based on family income and apartment rental costs and can last anywhere from 3 months to 4 years until the family is financially independent. This is the main activity of OMRA Shelter Corp. The goal is to give newcomers extended time to learn English or French or acquire other skills understand the Canadian culture and find either full or part-time jobs before they must assume the full market rent amount. There are no paid employ…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $241K | $207K | — | — | $164K | $135K |
| 2023 | $188K | $142K | — | — | $140K | $65K |
| 2022 | $143K | $144K | $454 | — | $142K | $47K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $19K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Maria Rigby (president); Carol Buckley (vice-president); Doreen Dyck (treasurer); Donna Rietschlin (director); Karen Walker (director); Amena Khawari (director); Stephen Dale (director); Amin Sadiqi (director); Ron Shutler (director); Jim McIntyre (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from OMRA Shelter Corporation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 883429912RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.