The Samaritan Foundation
Charitable organization · ST Catharines, Ontario · BN 805440625RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,953,565) as filed with the CRA.
The Samaritan Foundation is a charitable organization based in ST Catharines, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $2M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from donations, 72% from other charities. In 2024, 20 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1M.
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 91% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
We provide a housing to families and individuals in need in the dominican republic. We establish and provide a variety of ongoing support for schools medical clinics churches and community centres in the dominican republic. We advance education by providing vocational training for adults in the dominican republic. We are encouraging health education and care for children and expanding the medical clinic program to include a small pediatric medical centre.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $2M | $1.9M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.8M | — | $2,000 | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $1.8M | $1.8M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.3M | $1.2M | — | $1,000 | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.6M | — | — | $831K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1M from 20 charities:
- Sts. Peter and Paul Parish$260K
- Culleen and Donald Kurt Foundation$214K
- The Ben Sawatzky Foundation$165K
- Childcare International Society$110K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$84K
- The Sawatzky Specialties Foundation$44K
- The Vanderwell Family Foundation$42K
- Lakemount Worship Centre$38K
- Innova Classical Christian Academy$16K
- Calvin (dundas) Christian Reformed Church$14K
- Canadahelps Canadon$12K
- New Life Christian Church$10K
- General conference of the Canadian assemblies of God$6,455
- Clearview Community Church$6,223
- Faith Evangelical Missionary Church - Wasaga Beach$2,515
- BenefAction Foundation$1,500
- Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Assembly$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$923
- Christian Stewardship Services$500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$298
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$141K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Madonia (chairman); Tore Stautland (treasurer); Matthew Tapley (director); Ben Sawatzky (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Samaritan Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 805440625RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.