The Inn of the Good Shepherd (sarnia ) Inc
Charitable organization · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 131312092RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,449,195) as filed with the CRA.
The Inn of the Good Shepherd (sarnia ) Inc is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $8M in revenue and $8.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 25% from government, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 45 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.2M.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 77% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 23 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $4.5M in 2020 to $8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
1. Non-profit housing accomidations for needy youth in the community. The haven is for youth accomodation. 2. Provide food to the hungry within the community and emergency shelter for the homeless. Outreach program - soup kitchen food bank and emergency shelter.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8M | $8.4M | $8M | $115K | — | $2M |
| 2023 | $6.4M | $6.5M | $6M | $165K | — | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $8.9M | $8M | $7.6M | $160K | — | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $9.2M | $8.2M | $7.9M | $65K | — | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $4.5M | $4.4M | $4.1M | $106K | — | $861K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.2M from 45 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$406K
- Canadahelps Canadon$406K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$83K
- The Gordon Foundation$75K
- Sarnia Community Foundation$39K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$38K
- United Way of Sarnia-Lambton$31K
- Food Banks Canada/Banques Alimentaires Canada$30K
- Noelle's Gift to Children$20K
- Redeemer Lutheran Church$12K
- The Newall Family Foundation$10K
- Catherine Wilson Foundation$8,000
- Living Hope Christian Reformed Church of Sarnia$7,425
- Hashtag Charitable Foundation$5,820
- RBC Foundation$5,000
- Grace United Church$4,635
- ST. Paul's Outreach Foundation of Sarnia Ontario$4,000
- Mazon Canada$3,800
- Abundance Canada$2,500
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$2,500
- ST John-In-The Wilderness Anglican Church$2,200
- Rotary Club of Sarnia Charitable Foundation$2,109
- Dunlop Central United Church$2,065
- Vision '74 Inc$1,925
- ST Luke's United Church$1,647
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 positions23
- Total compensation, all staff$2.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeff Baarschers (director); Sherri Crowley (president/chair); Marg Dragan (treasurer); Madison Goodacre (member); Liz Koetsier (director); Stephanie McLean (secretary); Logan Savage (member); Tim Edgar (director); Allan Farris (pastor); Brian Knott (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Inn of the Good Shepherd (sarnia ) Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131312092RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.