The Chatham Kent Community Foundation
Public foundation · Chatham, Ontario · BN 132004177RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($901,336) as filed with the CRA.
The Chatham Kent Community Foundation is a public foundation based in Chatham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $901K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 45% from donations. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $61K.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 93% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 168 qualified donees totalling $669K in 2024, the largest being $39K to New Beginning Ministries Apostolic Faith Church. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Funding other charities that provide for community needs. Types of charities supported during the year include education health arts & culture recreation social services heritage and the environment
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $901K | $135K | $11K | $669K | $14.8M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $890K | $124K | $10K | $684K | $13.1M |
| 2022 | -$48K | $706K | $122K | $7,566 | $504K | $11.6M |
| 2021 | $3M | $814K | $112K | $5,196 | $624K | $12.4M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $592K | $66K | $4,788 | $484K | $10.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $669K to 168 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- New Beginning Ministries Apostolic Faith Church$39K
- University of Guelph$36K
- Chatham Kent Women's Centre Inc.$36K
- Ridgetown and Area Adult Activity Centre$20K
- Kenesserie Camp Incorporated$20K
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chatham-Kent$18K
- The Village Resource Centre Inc.$17K
- Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation$15K
- Knox Presbyterian Church$15K
- Blenheim Pastoral Charge$15K
- Chatham-Kent Health Alliance$15K
- Linck Child Youth and Family Supports$12K
- The Merlin Senior Citizens Friendship Club$12K
- ST Clair College Foundation$12K
- United Way of Chatham-Kent$11K
- Tilbury and District Historical Society$11K
- ST. Andrew's Residence Chatham$10K
- Rotary Club of Tilbury Foundation$10K
- Rotary Club of Blenheim Charitable Trust Fund$10K
- Ridgetown District High School$10K
- Lend a Hand Meals$10K
- King George VI Public School Advisory Council (kgvi-Sac)$10K
- Free HelpCK$10K
- First Presbyterian Church$10K
- Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise Service Fund$10K
Received $61K from 8 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$86K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kathryn Biondi (director); Janine Griffore (director); Dave Harwood (director); Irene Moore (chair person); Shannon Prince (director); Bill Weaver (director); Russell Weir (treasurer); Tricia McFarlane (director); Barb Baker (director); Nancy Snobelen (director); Jon Sinopoli (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Chatham Kent Community Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132004177RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.