Thrive CYN St. John's Inc.
Publicly funded institution · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 864712419RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,682,485) as filed with the CRA.
Thrive CYN St. John's Inc. is a charitable organization based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations, 59% from government, 13% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $216K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 18 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
to assist vulnerable individuals achieve their full potential and enhance the capacity of social serving agencies. Programming includes: Street Reach: A street based outreach service drop in programming and intensive wrap around supports Blue Door: An exiting program for those engaged in the sex trade. Services include intensive wrap around supports counselling education & employment life skills Education: an alternative education program offering a continuum of instruction from foundational literacy & numeracy through to GED preparation & testing. Outreach services are also provided. …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.3M | — | — | $511K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | — | $466K |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.4M | — | — | $476K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $1.4M | — | $0 | $440K |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | — | $325K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $216K from 10 charities:
- Hewitt Foundation$80K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$60K
- A Dollar A Day Foundation$30K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$19K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$14K
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$8,081
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,803
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,518
- United Way of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.$1,132
- The Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada$1,000
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
- $40,000–79,99913 positions
- $1–39,99914 positions
- Permanent full-time positions18
- Total compensation, all staff$124K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jeff Hillyard (director); Christopher Goodridge (director); Andrea Williams (chairperson); Jillian Kavanagh (vice chairperson); Ann Marie Ottenheimer (director); Andrew Mallam (director); Jordan Flynn (director); Elea Stephenson (director); Nancy Laura Biles (director); Danny Doiron (director); Stephanie Hussey (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Thrive CYN St. John's Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864712419RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.