The John Howard Society of Hamilton Burlington & Area
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 107542649RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,851,267) as filed with the CRA.
The John Howard Society of Hamilton Burlington & Area is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $2.9M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 78% from government, 6% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $215K.
Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 61% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 28 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Through its various programs the agency was able to carryout its mandate to promote and foster safe and healthier communities by providing appropriate programs of rehabilitiation employment education and prevention for those who need an opportunity to achieve maintain or regain a balance within their communities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.6M | — | — | $941K |
| 2023 | $3M | $2.9M | $2.6M | — | — | $882K |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.6M | — | — | $760K |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $2.4M | $2.1M | — | — | $690K |
| 2020 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.4M | — | — | $578K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $215K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions28
- Total compensation, all staff$2.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeffrey Manishen (past chair); Ian Grant (chair); Rani Khan (vice-chair); Sanela Dzaferi (director); Mohamed Fetaih (director); John Dolbec (director); Ryan Diodati (director); Maxine Carter (director); Brian Daly (director); Fraser McCracken (director); Brett Reid (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The John Howard Society of Hamilton Burlington & Area’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107542649RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.