Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 104902960RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,871,915) as filed with the CRA.
Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.9M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from government, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.2M.
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 highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
Research reports on poverty in hamilton -coordinate + support the delivery of student nutrition programs by volunteer groups across hamilon -facilitation of a tax litearcy financial counselling and education services for low income individuals + families -supporting through system navigation + support the healthy development of children 6 years and under -supporting the development + coordination of housing services for youth and women -public education sessions on relevant social issues
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.7M | — | — | $512K |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.7M | — | — | $514K |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $3.6M | $3.4M | — | — | $515K |
| 2021 | $2.5M | $2.2M | $2M | — | — | $598K |
| 2020 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $2.6M | — | $490K | $274K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2.2M from 14 charities:
- Haldimand-Norfolk Resource Education and Counselling Help$1.1M
- Patrick J McNally Charitable Foundation$500K
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$322K
- Hamilton Community Foundation$69K
- Canadahelps Canadon$49K
- Canadahelps Canadon$49K
- The Catherine Donnelly Foundation$22K
- Westside Church$20K
- Canada Gives$10K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$9,797
- Sarah & Cary Lavine Family Foundation$5,750
- ST. Paul's United Church$2,865
- Citizen Action Group Hamilton$2,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$985
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
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$909K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Lesser (director); Sugam Basnet (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 104902960RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.