ST. John Council for Federal District/saint
Charitable organization · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 108022252RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,543,894) as filed with the CRA.
ST. John Council for Federal District/saint is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 9% from government, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,404.
Compared with 453 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 60% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $935K in 2020 to $1.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Our mission at St. John Ambulance is to enable Canadians to improve their health safety and quality of life through training education resources and service to the community. St. John Ambulance supports our community by providing First Aid CPR and AED training courses. Courses are taught to the public schools all levels of government business and industry. We provide Mental Health First Aid training and Opioid Awareness and Naloxone Administration Sessions in partnership with local and national organizations. Our Medical First Responder volunteers provide First Aid and CPR Coverage …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.3M | — | — | $514K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | — | $475K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $485K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $977K | — | — | $475K |
| 2020 | $935K | $1M | $831K | — | — | $221K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,404 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$623K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Joseph Varner (past chair); Louise Mercier (director); Joseph Paul Taillon (chair); Steven Gaetz (ceo/board secretary); Christopher Spiteri (director); Dan MacKay (director); Peter Beatty (director); Jason Kelly (vice chair finance); Ronald Lewis (director); Marian Fernet (director); Lynne Hamilton Colbert (director); Dermod Coombs (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST. John Council for Federal District/saint’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108022252RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.