The John Howard Society of Prince Edward Island
Publicly funded institution · Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island · BN 108085424RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,505,618) as filed with the CRA.
The John Howard Society of Prince Edward Island is a private foundation based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, 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 $2.4M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
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 49% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $2.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Dedicated to the rehabilitation of parolees in the province of prince edward island through such activities as career counselling and identifying educational and other alternatives available to parolees. Programs include: wraparound program reaching home program and pathways program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.2M | — | — | $328K |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2M | — | — | $386K |
| 2022 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.3M | — | — | $380K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.5M | — | — | $338K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1M | $882K | — | — | $235K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$390K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dina Desroches (secretary); Craig McDowall (member); Allison Macdonald (treasurer); Daniel Gallant (board member); Maggie Hughes (board member); Caroline Davidson (vice president); Cassidy McGean (board member); Derek Donohoe (board member); Conor Mullin (president); Julia O'Hanley (board member); Rob Alain (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The John Howard Society of Prince Edward Island’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108085424RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.