The Elliott
Charitable organization · Guelph, Ontario · BN 131454621RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($22,896,223) as filed with the CRA.
The Elliott is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $22.6M in revenue and $22.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 48% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $37K.
Compared with 147 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $160,000–199,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 153 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Guelph's only not-for-profit organization to offer for lifestyle choices: independent living in our life lease suites; supported living and assisted living in our retirement suites; and full nursing care in our long-term care residences. The elliott also provides alternate level of care services for a community partner.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $22.6M | $22.9M | $17.1M | $34K | — | -$2.5M |
| 2023 | $21.3M | $21.1M | $15.5M | $49K | — | -$2.1M |
| 2022 | $19.8M | $19.2M | $18.2M | $37K | — | -$2.3M |
| 2021 | $18.2M | $17.6M | $16.5M | $34K | — | -$3.5M |
| 2020 | $17.4M | $16.9M | $15.9M | $5,583 | — | -$4.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $37K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9993 positions
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions153
- Total compensation, all staff$16.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Kennedy (secretary/treasurer); Lisa Wooley (vice chair); Dominique O'Rourke (trustee); Joanne Hohenadel (trustee); Kathy Wilkie (trustee); Kim Cusimano (trustee); Justine Garner (trustee); Naeem Mir (trustee); Peter Barrow (chair); Lise Betteridge (trustee); Thomas Hunter (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Elliott’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131454621RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.