The Indigenous Friendship Centre in Sault Ste. Marie
Publicly funded institution · Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario · BN 129336558RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($6,189,560) as filed with the CRA.
The Indigenous Friendship Centre in Sault Ste. Marie is a charitable organization based in Sault Ste. Marie, 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 $5.7M in revenue and $6.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,265.
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 37% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 38 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.4M in 2020 to $5.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
To provide a medium for the meetings of native and non-native people and the development of mutual understanding through common activities. Programs include education prenatal and family supports mental health healthy living cultural resource aging at home supportive housing programs and early on child & family centre
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.7M | $6.2M | $5.3M | — | — | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $5.3M | $5.4M | $4.6M | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $6M | $5.6M | $5M | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $4.3M | $4.9M | $4.1M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $3.4M | $3.9M | $3.3M | — | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,265 from 2 charities:
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 positions38
- Total compensation, all staff$2.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Thomas Kakapshe (president); Mary Wabano-McKay (vice-president); Bonnie Legacy (treasurer); Ceceila Trahan (secretary); Marek McLeod (board member); Mark McLeod (board member); Wanda Trudeau (board member); Miisheen Shawanda (board member); Angela Trudeau (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Indigenous Friendship Centre in Sault Ste. Marie’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129336558RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.