Trellis HIV & Community Care

Trellis HIV & Community Care is a charitable organization based in Kingston, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. 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 $5.1M in revenue and $5.3M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 87% from government, 8% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $247K.

Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 81% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 89% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (18 positions in that band). The charity reported 23 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $5.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.