Shared Dreams for Independent Living
Charitable organization · Peterborough, Ontario · BN 797476892RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($134,822) as filed with the CRA.
Shared Dreams for Independent Living is a charitable organization based in Peterborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $126K in revenue and $135K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 11% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $500.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $31K in 2020 to $126K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Providing accommodation and other essential services to individuals with disabilities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $126K | $135K | $132K | — | — | $43K |
| 2023 | $129K | $125K | $124K | — | — | $52K |
| 2022 | $55K | $59K | $59K | — | $0 | $48K |
| 2021 | $153K | $154K | $154K | — | — | $53K |
| 2020 | $31K | $6,818 | — | — | — | $59K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $500 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$91K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christine Cannon (chair); Lawrence Elliott (treasurer); Dolores Hargreaves (secretary); Amelia Shewen (director); Cavelle Stoeckle (director); Liana Urquhart (director); Laura Hurtubise (director); Kelly Smigielski (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Shared Dreams for Independent Living’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 797476892RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.