Ottawa Safety Council
Publicly funded institution · Nepean, Ontario · BN 119071322RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,584,151) as filed with the CRA.
Ottawa Safety Council is a charitable organization based in Nepean, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $10.7M in revenue and $10.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $618.
Compared with 115 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 17 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $2.5M in 2020 to $10.7M in 2024.
In its own words
The organization (osc) operates a number of safety programs. The organization teaches several motorcycle safety courses; gearing up m2 exit and for the experienced motorcyclist. Osc manages a crossing guard program. The organization also visits school and community associations to promote safety through pedestrian and bike safety programs for school aged children. As well the organization offers a car seat safety program to the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.7M | $10.6M | $9.4M | — | — | $877K |
| 2023 | $6.4M | $6.8M | $5.8M | — | — | $716K |
| 2022 | $4.2M | $4M | $3.1M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.9M | $2M | — | — | $863K |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $1.9M | — | — | $709K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $618 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,99914 positions
- Permanent full-time positions17
- Total compensation, all staff$9.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ottawa Safety Council’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119071322RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.