The West Village Community Development Co-operative Inc.
Publicly funded institution · Guelph, Ontario · BN 805655768RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($253,006) as filed with the CRA.
The West Village Community Development Co-operative Inc. is a charitable organization based in Guelph, Ontario, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. 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 August 31, 2024, it reported $291K in revenue and $253K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 70% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,096.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $106K in 2021 to $291K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The charity operates community development programs through community engagement in West Guelph. Programs include co-operative gardens camps food security recreation programs youth farm co-operative family supports and skill development.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $291K | $253K | $209K | — | — | $121K |
| 2023 | $190K | $190K | $188K | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $244K | $231K | $182K | — | — | $83K |
| 2021 | $106K | $89K | $68K | — | — | $71K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,096 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$205K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Donna Bailey (president); Stewart Davidson (treasurer); Ralf Mesenbrink (vice president); Mai Miner (director); Angela Allt (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The West Village Community Development Co-operative Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 805655768RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.