Positive Living Niagara
Publicly funded institution · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 132660424RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,140,250) as filed with the CRA.
Positive Living Niagara is a charitable organization based in ST Catharines, 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 $4.2M in revenue and $4.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,208.
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 86% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 41 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Ongoing programs: we are a community-based charitable organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for those affected by hiv and to reducing the spread of hiv. Our ongoing programs/services include: - preventative education - advocacy - support services - community outreach - supportive housing - needle exchange - newcomer support - friendly visiting - transportation to medical appointments - caregiver support - client assistance - injection drug user outreach
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.2M | $4.1M | $4M | $9,690 | — | $536K |
| 2023 | $4M | $4M | $3.9M | $1,805 | — | $484K |
| 2022 | $3.7M | $3.6M | $3.4M | $8,373 | — | $438K |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3.1M | $3,522 | — | $395K |
| 2020 | $3.2M | $3.2M | $3M | $3,034 | — | $354K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,208 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions41
- Total compensation, all staff$2.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rand Meshki (chair); Jane Masenda (treasurer); Carline Gutierrez (vice chair); Julie Evans (director); Adeola Awogbemi (secretary); Carolyn Dyer (director); Deb Richards (director); Meghan Marchand (director); Cory Dutcher (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Positive Living Niagara’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132660424RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.