The Distress Centre of Durham Region Oshawa
Charitable organization · Oshawa, Ontario · BN 108079807RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2022-12-19. Split of total expenditures ($13,928) as filed with the CRA.
The Distress Centre of Durham Region Oshawa is a charitable organization based in Oshawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 19, 2022, it reported $9,376 in revenue and $14K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from government, 94% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,000.
Compared with 3,072 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $350K in 2020 to $9,376 in 2022. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Free 24 hour anonymous confidential telephone helpline - support is offered by volunteers whom we train in active listening risk assessment and suicide intervention -Maintain 'Prevention through Education' programs workshops and presentations -Continuing development of resource library open to the public -Quarterly suicide survivor support groups lasting 8 weeks -Community Contact Call-Out Program - regular calls are scheduled to promote an emotional health and community connection for crisis prevention -Crisis Call-Our Program - follow up support for individuals who have experienced cri…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2022
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $9,376 | $14K | $2,191 | — | $10K | — |
| 2021 | $525K | $555K | $116K | $2,573 | $388K | $32K |
| 2020 | $350K | $332K | $235K | $2,910 | $0 | $483K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$77K
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
John Shaw (president); Stacey Leadbetter (vice-president); Sue Green (secretary); Allison Petrie (treasurer); Deanna Fetter (director); Brian Bussier (director).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Distress Centre of Durham Region Oshawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108079807RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.