The Hope Centre: Community Resources in Advocacy

The Hope Centre: Community Resources in Advocacy is a charitable organization based in Welland, 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 $2.3M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 64% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 26 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $412K.

Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 17 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.5M in 2020 to $2.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.