Syme-Woolner Neighbourhood and Family Centre
Publicly funded institution · Toronto, Ontario · BN 883802985RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,019,438) as filed with the CRA.
Syme-Woolner Neighbourhood and Family Centre is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $1.1M in revenue and $1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government, 28% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $336K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Housing support - offer help fighting eviction tenant-landlord mediation housing searches job postings harm reduction - outreach referrals and education to individuals and groups at risk of contracting hiv/aids youth program- youth drop-in counseling recreation programs family resource centre - adult/pre-school drop-in parent relief program play groups parent/caregiver support post natal program language specific programs women's programs. School aged program - recreation programs homework club summer camp. Volunteer program - opportunities for volunteering in all our progra…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1M | $866K | $644 | — | $251K |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $988 | — | $192K |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $719 | — | $142K |
| 2021 | $953K | $882K | $844K | $5,124 | — | $114K |
| 2020 | $907K | $880K | $810K | $0 | $0 | $43K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $336K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$554K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
DL Banton (executive director); Henry Witcliffe (tresurer); Susan Hum (board membber); James Gregg (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Syme-Woolner Neighbourhood and Family Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 883802985RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.