The Hamilton Dream Center
Charitable organization · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 845251222RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($430,985) as filed with the CRA.
The Hamilton Dream Center is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $410K in revenue and $431K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $43K.
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 10% of peers.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $9,800 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Liberty for Youth. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $271K in 2020 to $410K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We operate a food and clothing bank serving the needy in the area east of downtown hamilton. We provide life skills training and counselling to the needy. We provide for several school lunch programs and share our excess food and clothing with other food banks and ministries. We are continuing to expand our food and clothing give-away programs to service an ever increasing number of low income individuals and families.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $410K | $431K | $200K | $7,056 | $9,800 | -$530K |
| 2023 | $303K | $523K | $488K | $4,832 | $7,000 | -$576K |
| 2022 | $249K | $542K | $260K | $421 | $5,000 | -$355K |
| 2021 | $291K | $293K | $170K | $4,186 | $14K | -$62K |
| 2020 | $271K | $285K | $159K | $666 | $9,000 | -$60K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9,800 to 9 qualified donees:
- Liberty for Youth$2,000
- Micah House$1,500
- City Kidz$1,500
- Acts Community Workship Center$1,000
- Indwell$1,000
- Restorations Second Stage Homes$1,000
- Atwell Centre$800
- Paoc$500
- Core Church$500
Received $43K from 16 charities:
- Vancouver Foundation$11K
- Hamilton Community Foundation$9,000
- The John & Ellie Voortman Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Ace Ministries$4,300
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$2,618
- Stoney Creek Christian Fellowship$2,400
- Calvary Christian Reformed Church of Flamborough$1,791
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,455
- Living Waters Life Centre$1,200
- Sydney Wood Purple Butterfly of Hope Foundation$1,200
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$870
- Greater Ontario House of Prayer (gohop)$830
- Liberty for Youth$550
- Blessings Christian Church$500
- ST. Mathew's Mar Thoma Church Toronto$250
- City Kidz Ministry$150
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$38K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2022)
Jodie Moyano (vice president); Joy Clarke (secretary); Dave Morrison (director); Jeffery Clarke (president).
As listed on its 2022 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Hamilton Dream Center’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845251222RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.