Charity BreakdownCanadian charity filings, itemized

Reaching Our Outdoor Friends (kitchener)

Publicly funded institution · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 890388242RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website

No spending breakdown could be derived from this charity’s most recent filing — the receipt can’t be printed. The figures it did file are below.

Reaching Our Outdoor Friends (kitchener) is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $3.3M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.

Its funding that year was roughly 17% from donations, 67% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 26 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $257K.

Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 53 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.7M in 2020 to $2.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.

In its own words

Working with street youth aged twelve and over in the kitchener-waterloo area in order to maintain their health and safety. Providing resources and services needed to get youth off the street and to develop stability in their living situations. Providing substance abuse education and intervention. The next steps housing program pairs independance with a mix of helpful in-house and community resources. Continuous on-site staffing allows for quick supportive action if necessary which cultivates a sense of security for residents. This program provides residence and support for 44 youth.

Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.

The ledger, 2020–2024

YearRevenueSpendingProgramsFundraisingGifts outNet assets
2024$2.9M$3.3M———$11.7M
2023$3.2M$3.7M———$12.1M
2022$8.8M$2.7M———$12.8M
2021$6.5M$1.9M———$6.8M
2020$1.7M$1.5M———$2.2M

Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.

Money between charities, 2024

Received $257K from 26 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
  • $80,000–119,9991 position
  • $40,000–79,9998 positions
  • Permanent full-time positions53
  • Total compensation, all staff$2.4M

Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.

Directors & trustees (2024)

Robert Bruski (director); Lorri Detta (director); Brenna Bonn (director); Craig Herner (director); Megan Thompson (director); Paul Cormier (director); Armin Sethi (director); Joseph Hunter (director); Manuela Jimenez (director).

As listed on its 2024 return.

Check the source

Every figure on this page is from Reaching Our Outdoor Friends (kitchener)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890388242RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.