The Children's Aid Society of the City of Guelph and the County of Wellington
Publicly funded institution · Guelph, Ontario · BN 119222206RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($23,383,406) as filed with the CRA.
The Children's Aid Society of the City of Guelph and the County of Wellington is a charitable organization based in Guelph, 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 $23.5M in revenue and $23.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $54K.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 137 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 14 names.
In its own words
Provision of child welfare services according to the child and family services act. Delivery of prevention and early intervention programs to stengthen families and communities. Provision of post secondary scholarships to former youth in care. Finding family connections and helping youth in care find and build connections.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23.5M | $23.4M | $17.1M | $115K | — | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $23.9M | $23M | $18M | $102K | — | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $22.5M | $23.3M | $18.8M | $56K | — | $873K |
| 2021 | $22.4M | $22.3M | $17.8M | $61K | — | — |
| 2020 | $22.3M | $22.3M | $17.2M | $41K | — | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $54K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9995 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions137
- Total compensation, all staff$14.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Heather Broddy (board chair); Christina Faith Cameletti (director); Chase Collver (board member); David Estill (board member); Shikha Jain (director); Al Potma (vice-chair); Animesh Vadaparti (director); Delbert Williams (director); Megan Harron (director); Shaun Valeriote (director); Nicole Kucherenko (director); Sharon Mayne (director); Conor Russell (director); Christine Sowden (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Children's Aid Society of the City of Guelph and the County of Wellington’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119222206RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.