ST. Leonard's Society of London
Publicly funded institution · London, Ontario · BN 129904579RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,765,623) as filed with the CRA.
ST. Leonard's Society of London is a charitable organization based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $13.4M in revenue and $12.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $62K.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 82% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 178 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8.1M in 2020 to $13.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Residential and non-residential programs designed to promote responsible community living. Programs include Community Service Order - Youth & Adult 4 community residential homes and numerous support programs.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13.4M | $12.8M | $12.3M | — | — | $6.2M |
| 2023 | $11.7M | $11.7M | $11.3M | — | $250 | $5.5M |
| 2022 | $11M | $10.6M | $10.2M | — | $250 | $5.5M |
| 2021 | $10.1M | $9.4M | $8.8M | — | — | $5.1M |
| 2020 | $8.1M | $7.7M | $7.1M | — | — | $4.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $62K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions178
- Total compensation, all staff$8.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Scott Switzer (treasurer); Alan O'Brien (chair); Gordon Thane (vice chair); Joanna Knight Smith (director); Nicola Memo (secretary); Beverley Kobe (director); Beth Allison (director); Anthea Fordyce (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST. Leonard's Society of London’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129904579RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.