The Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre Niagara
Charitable organization · ST. Catharines, Ontario · BN 865196406RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($874,522) as filed with the CRA.
The Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre Niagara is a charitable organization based in ST. Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $833K in revenue and $875K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 50% from donations, 16% from government. In 2024, 23 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $393K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $396K in 2020 to $833K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The centre provides a safe place to help heal end child abuse for niagara’s children and youth who have experienced alleged physical abuse sexual abuse become the targets of internet luring or were the unwilling witness of violence. The centre offers many programs and services such as play therapy one to one counselling social support peacefull warriors – yoga and meditation therapy summer camps and more. The centre also host 4 annual events the spotlight gala amazing race niagara kids golfing for kids and the niagara cycling marathon. All events and programs are funded through dona…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $833K | $875K | $310K | $134K | — | $962K |
| 2023 | $549K | $570K | $218K | $51K | — | $1M |
| 2022 | $571K | $549K | $248K | $42K | — | $1M |
| 2021 | $446K | $449K | $409K | $40K | — | $1M |
| 2020 | $396K | $354K | $346K | $8,466 | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $393K from 23 charities:
- The River Realty Foundation$100K
- Canadahelps Canadon$61K
- Canadahelps Canadon$61K
- Dasaka Foundation$55K
- The Branscombe Family Foundation$50K
- Niagara Community Foundation Fondation Communautaire de Niagara$28K
- Niagara Peninsula Foundation for Children$7,000
- Niagara Community Foundation Fondation Communautaire de Niagara$6,000
- Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Canada/Initiative Canada Jeunesse et Philanthropie$5,000
- The Guelph Community Foundation$5,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,774
- Waterloo Region Community Foundation$3,000
- BenefAction Foundation$2,000
- Niagara Community Foundation Fondation Communautaire de Niagara$1,600
- Niagara Community Foundation Fondation Communautaire de Niagara$1,387
- Vancouver Foundation$1,350
- Jack A. Vanderlaan Foundation$1,000
- Niagara Catholic District School Board$500
- Silver Spire United Church$500
- Niagara Community Foundation Fondation Communautaire de Niagara$500
- United Way Niagara$398
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$120
- United Way Niagara$51
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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$430K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Stefani Betts (administrator); Angela Book (director); Robyn Bourgeous (director); DJ Brooks (director); Patrick Burke (past president); Blair Hutchings (vice president); Robert Jones (treasurer); Chelsey Lapointe (director); Jay Nesbit (director); Vaughn Stewart (president); Miranda Vink (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre Niagara’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 865196406RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.