SPECTRUM Waterloo Region's Rainbow Community Space
Charitable organization · Kitchener, Ontario · BN 850960576RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-07-31. Split of total expenditures ($629,853) as filed with the CRA.
SPECTRUM Waterloo Region's Rainbow Community Space is a charitable organization based in Kitchener, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, it reported $607K in revenue and $630K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 30% from donations, 28% from government, 24% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $226K.
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 61% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $48K in 2020 to $607K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Peer Support Groups: Queer Women's Group Fabulous 40s Gay and Bi Men’s Hangout Bi & Pan Space BRIQ House PFLAG Transgender Support Groups Rainbow Newcomers Connect Youth (18-25) Peer Support Group Young Adults (25-40) Discussion Group Ace & Aro Space Spectrum Prime (ages 50+) Social/Recreational Programs: Drag-ify! QRIB Community Hangouts day5games Saturday Drop-Ins Spectrum Arts Queer Craft Circle 2SLGBTQIA+ Multi-Sport Drop-In Stanley Park Studio Spectrum Outings Rainbow Film Club Spectrum on the Spectrum Queer Run Club Services and Resources: Grand River Rainbow Hist…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $607K | $630K | $580K | $29K | — | $118K |
| 2023 | $558K | $531K | $298K | $66K | — | $142K |
| 2022 | $384K | $371K | $371K | $20K | $0 | $115K |
| 2021 | $302K | $279K | $33K | $0 | $0 | $78K |
| 2020 | $48K | $32K | $48 | — | — | $87K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $226K from 16 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$45K
- Canadahelps Canadon$45K
- United Way Waterloo Region Communities$33K
- Waterloo Region Community Foundation$30K
- MLSE Foundation$25K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$13K
- UHN Foundation$10K
- Gore Mutual Insurance Company Foundation$8,490
- Aqueduct Foundation$5,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- The Trustee Board of the Presbyterian Church in Canada$5,000
- Waterloo Rotary Club Charitable Foundation$1,200
- Abundance Canada$793
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$303
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$100
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$332K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Catherine Harrington (vice president); Olivia Yu (director); Nic Brewer (secretary); Giovanni Giuga (board member); Adrian Quijano (board member); Jessica Toomer (board member); Brooklin Wallis (board member); Basil Bloomer (director); Katy Qi (director); Scott Williams (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from SPECTRUM Waterloo Region's Rainbow Community Space’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 850960576RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.