Supportive Housing of Waterloo
Charitable organization · Waterloo, Ontario · BN 850831553RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,681,117) as filed with the CRA.
Supportive Housing of Waterloo is a charitable organization based in Waterloo, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.9M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 40% from government, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 22 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $529K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 84% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $1.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
SHOW's mission is to collaboratively provide housing and a continuum of supports to those who have experienced homelessness and encountered barriers to achieving their fundamental right to safe and affordable housing. SHOW is dedicated to providing safe affordable and supported housing for individuals who have experienced homelessness offering 24/7 staffing and comprehensive care. The organization collaborates with community agencies to help tenants access resources regain dignity and address challenges such as health issues addictions and mental health struggles. Our apartment complex…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.4M | $89K | — | $390K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $72K | — | $220K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $97K | — | $159K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $57K | — | $220K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $854K | $79K | — | $200K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $529K from 22 charities:
- Abundance Canada$84K
- Canadahelps Canadon$76K
- Canadahelps Canadon$76K
- Waterloo Region Community Foundation$66K
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$64K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$39K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$25K
- River Dali Foundation$25K
- Trinity United Church$20K
- Locking Arms Foundation$20K
- Waterloo Rotary Club Charitable Foundation$15K
- Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region$10K
- United Way Waterloo Region Communities$3,200
- Parkminster United Church$2,000
- Bloomingdale Mennonite Church$1,243
- Waterloo Christian Reformed Church$1,205
- The KPMG Foundation/la Fondation KPMG$1,000
- Church of the Holy Saviour$500
- The Cowan Foundation$250
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$19
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
- The Food Bank of Waterloo Region—
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
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$771K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Steve Power (treasurer); Al Hayes (chair); Jay MacSween (director); Mike Maxwell (director); Stuart Hough (secretary); Joanne McKinley (director); Rebecca Warren (director); Graham Westmacott (director); Matthew Woods (director); Zach Zehr (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Supportive Housing of Waterloo’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 850831553RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.