Project S.h.a.r.e. of Niagara Falls Inc.
Charitable organization · Niagara Falls, Ontario · BN 107861338RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,080,078) as filed with the CRA.
Project S.h.a.r.e. of Niagara Falls Inc. is a charitable organization based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $6.9M in revenue and $7.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 85% from donations, 8% from government, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 31 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $753K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 77% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 33 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Homelessness prevention programs - emergency food participation (members contribute to health of community by engaging in volunteer activities workshops and meetings) housing assistance (advocacy referral hostel agreements) eyeglasses prescriptions transportation utilities & medical. Project share has a community garden and teaches residents of niagara falls to garden in their own backyards canning freezing & drying workshops. Eat healthy - keep fit - project share works with partner agencies (multicultural network ymca salvation army brighter fututre nf community health centr…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.9M | $7.1M | $6.6M | $166K | — | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $6M | $5.8M | $5.4M | $115K | — | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $4.6M | $4.7M | $4.3M | $130K | — | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $4.9M | $4.3M | $3.9M | $95K | — | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $4.9M | $4.2M | $3.8M | $97K | — | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $753K from 31 charities:
- Greater Hamilton Food Share$340K
- The River Realty Foundation$100K
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$78K
- The Branscombe Family Foundation$56K
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$53K
- Canadahelps Canadon$28K
- Canadahelps Canadon$28K
- Stamford Lane United Church$16K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$11K
- Hamilton Community Foundation$10K
- ST Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church$10K
- The Loretto Ladies' Colleges and Schools$5,000
- Vancouver Foundation$4,050
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$3,073
- Onetree Foundation$2,000
- Niagara Community Foundation Fondation Communautaire de Niagara$1,500
- Steelworkers Humanity Fund Inc./ le Fonds Humanitaire des Metallos Inc.$1,250
- ST Davids Queenston United Church$1,000
- Faith Fellowship Christian Reformed Church Niagara$944
- First Baptist Church$850
- Grace Gospel Church$819
- United Way Niagara$797
- United Way Niagara$797
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$700
- Drummond Hill Presbyterian Church$450
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions33
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Trent Dark (secretary); Jim Ferraro (director); Jennifer Guarasci (director); Aj Heafy (director); Anna Luciano (vice chair); Brian Pellow (past chairman); Irma Sebastiano (president); Pam Sharp (executive director); Mick Wolfe (treasurer); Ruth Ann Nieuwesteeg (city council rep); Aly Kassam (director); Deanna Sequin (director); Dinesh Parakh (director); Justin Trasmundi (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Project S.h.a.r.e. of Niagara Falls Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107861338RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.