Rainy River District Women's Shelter of Hope
Publicly funded institution · Atikokan, Ontario · BN 118795889RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,531,623) as filed with the CRA.
Rainy River District Women's Shelter of Hope is a charitable organization based in Atikokan, 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 $1.7M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $23K.
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 87% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To Fund Ongoing Operations Of The Following Programs: 1) To Provide An Emergency Shelter For Women That Is Safe And Secure Operating 365 Days Per Year 2) To Assist Abused Women A Safe And Secure Location Of Long Term Housing 3) To Provide Support For Women Through Support Workers Access To Housing Safety Planning Counselling Parenting Support Education Upgrading And Court Advocacy
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.5M | — | — | $833K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.6M | — | — | $712K |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | — | $632K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | — | $473K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $950K | — | — | $431K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $23K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$647K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alyssa Strachan (vice chair); Deborah Emes (director); Elizabeth Shine (secretary/treasurer); Candace Green (director); Peggy Loyie (director); Abigail Halverson (director); Jason Lortie (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Rainy River District Women's Shelter of Hope’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118795889RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.