The Guesthouse Shelter
Publicly funded institution · Midland, Ontario · BN 845435007RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($644,179) as filed with the CRA.
The Guesthouse Shelter is a charitable organization based in Midland, 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 $850K in revenue and $644K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 16% from donations, 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $86K.
Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 23 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
The organization provides emergency transitional housing for individuals who require supportive housing while they learn like skills and take part in counselling to become more stable and ready to return to family or find permanent housing. The main programs include emergency accomodation and transitional temporary housing for up to 2 months.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $850K | $644K | — | — | — | $638K |
| 2023 | $804K | $629K | $608K | — | — | $432K |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1.8M | — | — | — | $249K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $6,666 | — | $187K |
| 2020 | $735K | $687K | $594K | $45 | — | -$22K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $86K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions23
- Total compensation, all staff$498K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bob Bruer (director & officer - secretary); Cyndy Coté (officer - vice president); Leslie Lynn (director); Louise Maurice (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Guesthouse Shelter’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845435007RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.