Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region
Publicly funded institution · Waterloo, Ontario · BN 843051913RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($533,928) as filed with the CRA.
Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region is a public foundation based in Waterloo, Ontario, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $522K in revenue and $534K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from donations, 11% from government. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $348K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $72K in 2024, the largest being $10K to Supportive Housing of Waterloo. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
. Grant making to local organizations in waterloo region. . Volunteer consultancy service to local charitable organizations. . Educational opportunities for individuals and families on topics relating to effective and engaged volunteerism and giving to charitable organizations as well as community issues and development . Teen philanthropy program . Perfect pitch-not for profit communication workshop and pitch competition
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $522K | $534K | $245K | $4,473 | $82K | $159K |
| 2023 | $428K | $423K | $243K | $4,509 | $42K | $209K |
| 2022 | $437K | $417K | $220K | $3,946 | $83K | $165K |
| 2021 | $325K | $323K | $195K | $3,919 | $52K | $146K |
| 2020 | $352K | $308K | $170K | $3,232 | $67K | $144K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $72K to 14 qualified donees:
- Supportive Housing of Waterloo$10K
- Compass Refugee Centre Inc.$10K
- Oak Bridge Academy$7,041
- Nutrition for Learning Inc.$6,591
- Shelter Movers$6,410
- Adventure4Change$5,674
- Strong Start Charitable Organization$5,674
- Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council$5,194
- Community Healthcaring Kitchener-Waterloo$5,150
- Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington$5,059
- Send 'em Off Smiling Children's Charity$5,000
- A Better Tent City Waterloo Region$500
- Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region$100
- Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region$100
Received $348K from 9 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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$313K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tim Sothern (board chair/treasurer); Jamie Jacomen (director); Allyson Kroestch (director); Oluseun Olayinka (director); Sally Lee (director); Ryan Burgio (director); Melissa Nes (director); Jane Arnold (director); Daniel Hussey (director); Ingrid Pregel (director); Jeffrey Stacey (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843051913RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.