ST Vincent de Paul Society
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 119204287RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($357,183) as filed with the CRA.
ST Vincent de Paul Society is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $452K in revenue and $357K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $31K.
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 3% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 91% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $12K in 2024, the largest being $4,500 to Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Hamilton West Particular Council. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $223K in 2020 to $452K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We work through our parish boundaries helping those in need by providing clothes furniture and household items. We provide any other support a family or individual may need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $452K | $357K | $30K | $57K | $12K | $245K |
| 2023 | $484K | $352K | $23K | $54K | $13K | $169K |
| 2022 | $226K | $258K | — | — | — | $39K |
| 2021 | $142K | — | — | — | — | $62K |
| 2020 | $223K | $211K | — | — | — | $63K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $12K to 12 qualified donees:
- Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Hamilton West Particular Council$4,500
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$2,100
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$500
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$500
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$500
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$500
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$500
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$500
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$500
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$500
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$500
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$500
Received $31K from 9 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$14K
- Hamilton Community Foundation$5,000
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$4,550
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$2,800
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$2,050
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$1,550
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$550
- Vincent de Paul-Conseil national du Canada Society of Saint-Vincent de Paul-National council of Canada$395
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$256
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$185K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John McKay (past president); Anna Lemmen (treasurer); Brenda Hamilton (secretary); Maria Scattolon (vice president); John vanderZalm (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST Vincent de Paul Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119204287RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.