Stratford/Perth Shelter Link
Publicly funded institution · Stratford, Ontario · BN 136565702RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($788,589) as filed with the CRA.
Stratford/Perth Shelter Link is a charitable organization based in Stratford, 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 $788K in revenue and $789K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 59% from government, 16% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $185K.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Stratford/perth shelterlink provides shelter advocacy services and basic needs to youth aged 16-24 in perth county. Their main programs is lofy (living options for youth). Shelterlink also runs the home for good program with the city of stratford which is to provide youth ages 16-24 experiencing homelessness financial supports to assist with housing stability and social inclusion.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $788K | $789K | $683K | $30K | — | $146K |
| 2023 | $784K | $807K | $726K | $40K | — | $126K |
| 2022 | $639K | $581K | $523K | $29K | — | $149K |
| 2021 | $605K | $572K | $515K | $59K | — | $111K |
| 2020 | $531K | $546K | $492K | $27K | — | $58K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $185K from 12 charities:
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$80K
- United Way Simcoe Muskoka$59K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$23K
- Canadahelps Canadon$14K
- Stratford and Perth County Community Foundation$2,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$2,231
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church$2,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,691
- London Community Foundation$1,000
- Atwood United Church$500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$40
- Knox Presbyterian Church$20
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$599K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Barbara Cottle (director); Michelle Cutts (director); Cassandra Vink (director); Patricia Reavey (director); Cassandra Smith (secretary); Michael Binns (co-treasurer); Matthew Orchard (director); Alix Grice (director); Jeffrey Laustsen (director); Patty Wells (director); Roderick McIntosh (director); Cambria Ravenhill (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Stratford/Perth Shelter Link’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 136565702RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.