Ontario Deaf Foundation
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 870929916RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($31,369) as filed with the CRA.
Ontario Deaf Foundation is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $196K in revenue and $31K in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,569.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $24K in 2024, the largest being $23K to Ontario Cultural Society of the Deaf. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $65K in 2020 to $196K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
CHARITIES SUPPORT: providing the Ontario Cultural Society of the Deaf with funding to carry out its charitable activities; ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION: promoting research in bilingual-bicultural education involving Deaf children and the development of bilingual-bicultural resources; promoting the strengthening and nurturance of family bonds with Deaf children; LITERARY ARTS: carrying out events of cultural and educational nature in the Deaf community in the Greater Hamilton Area.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $196K | $31K | $2,041 | — | $24K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $57K | $7,111 | $100 | — | $5,000 | $899K |
| 2022 | $43K | $2,028 | $716 | — | — | $849K |
| 2021 | $62K | $2,983 | $203 | — | $1,000 | $809K |
| 2020 | $65K | $12K | $3,854 | — | $6,000 | $750K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $24K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $1,569 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,569
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Hemingway (president); Adele Routliff (director); Amber Scott (director); Amber Scott (secretary); Patrick Cross (director); Michael Laing (director); Patrick Cross (chair); Michael Laing (vice-president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ontario Deaf Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 870929916RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.