The Windsor-Essex Down Syndrome Association
Charitable organization · Windsor, Ontario · BN 892823162RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($26,975) as filed with the CRA.
The Windsor-Essex Down Syndrome Association is a charitable organization based in Windsor, Ontario, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $23K in revenue and $27K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,743.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 24% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $8,226 in 2020 to $23K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Support to new parents – baby package of materials dance classes and dances social gatherings & events reading program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23K | $27K | $20K | $1,350 | — | $61K |
| 2023 | $20K | $26K | $19K | $1,339 | — | $65K |
| 2022 | $15K | $25K | $18K | — | — | $70K |
| 2021 | $9,819 | $14K | $7,777 | — | — | $81K |
| 2020 | $8,226 | $23K | $16K | $500 | — | $85K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,743 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Suzanne Cyr (president); Celesta Ponikowksi (director); Cindy Tracey (treasurer); Aaron Rodriquez (director); Jamie Ruggaber (vice-president); Jody Lowrie (secretary); Dayna Pitre (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Windsor-Essex Down Syndrome Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892823162RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.