Project Hostel

Project Hostel is a charitable organization based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, classified by the CRA under protective 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 $6.5M in revenue and $5.9M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 55% from government, 18% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 45 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.1M.

Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 52 permanent full-time positions.

It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $75 in 2024, the largest being $75 to Canadian Cancer Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.