Roots Niagara Benevolence Fund
Publicly funded institution · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 703102103RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($37,459) as filed with the CRA.
Roots Niagara Benevolence Fund is a charitable organization based in ST Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $74K in revenue and $37K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 82% from other charities. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,320.
Compared with 213 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Operating a christian drop-in centre for unhoused individuals and/or individuals suffering from addictions providing such individuals meals encouragement counselling and other forms of support.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2024–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $74K | $37K | $37K | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,320 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$19K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steve Langendoen (chair); Nicole Langendoen (secretary/treasurer); Hendrik Gelderman (vice-chair); Hendrika Lishman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Roots Niagara Benevolence Fund’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 703102103RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.