Participation House Markham
Publicly funded institution · Markham, Ontario · BN 118848738RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,662,791) as filed with the CRA.
Participation House Markham is a charitable organization based in Markham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. 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 $10.8M in revenue and $10.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 91% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $106K.
Compared with 538 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 85 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Participation house markham has a long history of making life better for people with physical and developmental disabilities. At 7 different sites in york region we support 108 men and women ranging in age from 20 to 84. Our group living sites provide for all of the activities of daily living. Our assisted living sites enable our clients to live independently with 24 hour available personal care. A life skills coach is available to assist with budgeting banking meal planning and home management skills. Specially equipped vans are available to provide transportation and access to community …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.8M | $10.7M | $9.7M | — | — | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $11.3M | $11.3M | $10.3M | $0 | $0 | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $11.7M | $11.4M | $10.5M | $7,600 | — | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $13.3M | $13.1M | $12.2M | $1,633 | — | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $9M | $9M | $8.1M | $39K | — | $2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $106K from 6 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
- $80,000–119,9998 positions
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions85
- Total compensation, all staff$8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sean Manley (chair); Leea Nutson (2nd vice chair); Kevin Pritchard (treasurer); Elsie Lui (director); Heather Cuttress (director); Roberta Lau (1st vice chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Participation House Markham’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118848738RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.