The Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough
Publicly funded institution · Peterborough, Ontario · BN 129863379RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,272,425) as filed with the CRA.
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough is a charitable organization based in Peterborough, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $2.3M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from government, 16% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $259K.
Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 42 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $470K in 2020 to $2.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Criminal justice work bail verification and supervision community support court and court case management for individuals in provincial court. Provide peer support programs to individuals with probation and parole orders. Group and individual programs to support wellness. Provide outreach programs for unhoused individuals. Operate and provide services at modular housing program and provide housing support services. Specialize in services for women and gender diverse individuals.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.1M | — | — | -$1,690 |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.4M | — | — | $1,046 |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $956K | — | — | $32K |
| 2021 | $747K | $762K | $669K | — | — | $14K |
| 2020 | $470K | $463K | $374K | — | — | $29K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $259K from 12 charities:
- United Way Peterborough & District$128K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$67K
- Luke Four Foundation$25K
- Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough$20K
- RBC Foundation$5,000
- Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,816
- Soroptimist International of Peterborough Trust$2,500
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,455
- Link Charity Canada Inc$1,018
- Emmanuel United Church$500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$35
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions42
- Total compensation, all staff$1.7M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary Goddard (treasurer); Caitlin Bragg (director); Barb Jinkerson (director); Caleigh McKnight (president); Alison Wight (vice president); Laura Greenwood (director); Lois Powers (director); Selda Panchishin (director); Andrew Macgregor (director); Rhonda Hilker (secretary); Beth Torrens (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129863379RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.