The Children's Aid Society of the District of Thunder Bay
Publicly funded institution · Thunder Bay, Ontario · BN 107374852RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($16,021,348) as filed with the CRA.
The Children's Aid Society of the District of Thunder Bay is a charitable organization based in Thunder Bay, 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 $16M in revenue and $16M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,775.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 54% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 116 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
In the district of thunder bay we protect children and promote their well-being; strengthen the individual's and family's ability to provide for children in their care; strengthen the community's ablity to respond to the needs of children and families; and provide information and counselling to individuals in our care and/or are affected by the adoption process.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16M | $16M | $14.8M | — | — | $220K |
| 2023 | $14.8M | $14.8M | $13.7M | — | — | $4.3M |
| 2022 | $15.4M | $15.1M | $14M | — | — | $4.2M |
| 2021 | $15.5M | $15.5M | $14.4M | — | — | $3.8M |
| 2020 | $15.9M | $15.9M | $14.8M | — | — | -$64K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,775 from 2 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
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions116
- Total compensation, all staff$9.9M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carmela Hardy (executive director); Trevor Kavalchuk (president); Tomy Akinyede (vice president); Robert Barrett (treasurer); Rima Mounayer (director); Katherine Oakley-Steele (director); Jessica Bruce (director); Lise Haman (director); Bradley Gottfred (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Children's Aid Society of the District of Thunder Bay’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107374852RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.