The Neighbourhood Land Trust
Charitable organization · Toronto, Ontario · BN 802720235RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,447,643) as filed with the CRA.
The Neighbourhood Land Trust is a charitable organization based in Toronto, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $5.4M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 58% from donations, 6% from government, 7% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4.3M.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 9% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 98% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $455K in 2020 to $5.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We obtain maintain and provide real property to qualified charities to undertake community economic development affordable housing supportive housing and environmental protection and restoration programs. We also organize and participate in lectures and workshops on topics of relevance to the relief of poverty including affordable housing supportive housing and community economic development. Nlt stewards the following properties as part of this ongoing program: a. 87 milky way a 7000 sq ft. Property that has been leased to the registered charity west neighbourhood house organization …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.4M | $2.4M | $1.2M | $1,404 | — | $6.7M |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $2M | $1.9M | $984 | — | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1,699 | — | $961K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1,876 | — | $226K |
| 2020 | $455K | $391K | $57K | $888 | — | $320K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4.3M from 9 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$298K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sam Carter Shamai (president); Ayal Dinner (treasurer); Anita Prasad (director); Claire-Helene Hesse-Boutin (director); Susanna Redekop (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Neighbourhood Land Trust’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 802720235RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.