The Crystal Ridge Dream Center
Charitable organization · Ridgeway, Ontario · BN 708905880RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($610,075) as filed with the CRA.
The Crystal Ridge Dream Center is a charitable organization based in Ridgeway, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $695K in revenue and $610K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $615K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The sentre currently runs 5 programs namely: 1. Community kitchen - the mission of this project is to help relieve food insecurity within our community by providing nutritious meals to marginalized individuals including those that are low income or living in poverty individuals in group homes or supportive living due to mental illness and the senior and elderly populations. 2. Youth impact - the goal is to impact the lives of our youth ages 7-17 living in crystal beach and the surrounding area by providing a safe place for them to grow physically spiritually mentally and emotionally. …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $695K | $610K | $117K | — | — | $305K |
| 2023 | $701K | $594K | $108K | — | — | $220K |
| 2022 | $315K | $457K | $103K | — | — | $113K |
| 2021 | $555K | $277K | $177K | — | $0 | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $615K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$385K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Weitner (director); Cathy Weitner (director); Fred Sault (director); Chris Brent (director); Kathy Sloggett (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Crystal Ridge Dream Center’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 708905880RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.