The Children's Aid Society of the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin
Publicly funded institution · Sudbury, Ontario · BN 118852250RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($30,267,325) as filed with the CRA.
The Children's Aid Society of the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin is a charitable organization based in Sudbury, 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 $29.2M in revenue and $30.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $198K.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 159 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The children's aid society of the districts of sudbury and manitoulin is mandated under the child youth family services act a statue of the province of ontario to provide child protection services in the territorial districts of sudbury and manitoulin. 1) investigation services - investigate allegations of abuse and neglect of children. 2) ongoing services - provide support and training to families where children are at risk. 3) residential services - provide care and control of abused and neglected children. 4) foster care services - recruit train and support foster homes. 5) adoption servi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $29.2M | $30.3M | $28.5M | — | — | -$8.5M |
| 2023 | $31.8M | $32.1M | $30.6M | — | — | -$8.1M |
| 2022 | $30M | $31M | $29.3M | — | — | -$6.7M |
| 2021 | $29.5M | $29.4M | $27.3M | — | — | -$6.5M |
| 2020 | $30.5M | $30.8M | $28.8M | — | — | -$6.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $198K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9996 positions
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions159
- Total compensation, all staff$12.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sheri Gascon (secretary/treasurer); Jesse Holloway (director); Abdullah Masood (director); Linda Wilson (president (chair)); Romina Casi (director); Brandi Braithwaite (director); Travis Dewar (director); Brendan Adair (director); Glenn Thibeault (vice-president (vice-chair)).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Children's Aid Society of the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118852250RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.