The Bridge From Prison to Community (hamilton)
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 890630940RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($111,637) as filed with the CRA.
The Bridge From Prison to Community (hamilton) is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $50K in revenue and $112K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from donations, 30% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $84K.
Compared with 1,274 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $249K in 2020 to $50K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Discharge planning for ex-offenders transitional housing for ex-offenders supportive meetings one-on-one occupational therapy support for offenders and family members photovoice and rec therapy household repairs apprenticeship program for ex-offenders
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50K | $112K | $84K | — | — | -$14K |
| 2023 | $147K | $154K | $123K | $100 | — | $45K |
| 2022 | $168K | $224K | $196K | $117 | — | $75K |
| 2021 | $153K | $163K | $155K | $124 | — | $107K |
| 2020 | $249K | $249K | $217K | $4,128 | — | $119K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $84K from 9 charities:
- Hamilton Community Foundation$30K
- The Canadian Tilling Foundation$15K
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$13K
- Canadahelps Canadon$12K
- Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada$5,000
- Barterpay It Forward Foundation$3,418
- Immanuel Christian Reformed Church of Hamilton$2,536
- ST. Stephen United Church$2,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$385
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$46K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Adam Cox (board member); Denise Mirabelli (secretary); Aydan Schat (treasurer); Sarah Warry-Poljanski (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Bridge From Prison to Community (hamilton)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890630940RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.