United Way / Centraide Windsor-Essex County
Public foundation · Windsor, Ontario · BN 108160334RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,750,097) as filed with the CRA.
United Way / Centraide Windsor-Essex County is a public foundation based in Windsor, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $6.6M in revenue and $7.8M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from donations, 28% from government, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 38 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2M.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 27% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 30 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 22 names.
In its own words
Raises funds and volunteer resources to; 1) support basic needs (food and financial supports) 2) support children and families with programs that promote literacy numeracy social inclusion mental health and educational attainment 3) support residents and resident engagement in developing community solutions with those living in priority neighbourhoods United Way provides planning research and training to residents service providers and other community stakeholders to support this work as well as promoting community engagement and volunteerism across Windsor-Essex. United Way also d…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.6M | $7.8M | $1.9M | $1.1M | $3.9M | $2M |
| 2023 | $5.2M | $6.3M | $2.8M | $1M | $1.5M | $3.1M |
| 2022 | $5.3M | $5M | $2.2M | $920K | $975K | $4.1M |
| 2021 | $7M | $6.7M | $2.3M | $781K | $2.9M | $3.5M |
| 2020 | $5.2M | $6M | $1.9M | $927K | $2.4M | $3.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $0 to 98 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Opportunities United Community Initiative—
- Greater Essex County District School Board—
- United Way of Canada—
- South Essex Community Council—
- Family Service Windsor Essex—
- Multicultural Council of Windsor & Essex County—
- Unemployed Help Centre of Windsor Inc.—
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Windsor Essex—
- The Youth Connection Association for Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention—
- Windsor-Essex Children's Aid Society—
- Windsor Essex Child/Youth Advocacy Centre—
- Westover Treatment Centre—
- Welcome Centre Shelter for Women—
- Unemployed Help Centre of Windsor Inc.—
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada—
- Multicultural Council of Windsor & Essex County—
- Serenity Circle Recovery Farm—
- New Beginnings ABI and Stroke Recovery Association—
- Neighbourlink Chatham - Kent—
- Migrant Worker Community Program—
- Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority—
- Lasalle Hangout for Youth—
- John McGivney Children's Centre—
- Beth El of Windsor Congregation—
- Chatham-Kent Student Breakfast Programs—
Received $2M from 38 charities:
- The Murray R. O'Neil Charitable Foundation$354K
- Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited$344K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$288K
- The Murray R. O'Neil Charitable Foundation$225K
- United Way of Greater Toronto$141K
- Canadahelps Canadon$116K
- Canadahelps Canadon$116K
- The Bill and Rochelle Tepperman Foundation$100K
- University of Windsor Employees Charity Trust$74K
- The Toldo Foundation$50K
- RBC Foundation$50K
- The Stephanie and Barry Zekelman Foundation$25K
- Hotel Dieu Hospital of ST Joseph Employees Charity Trust$13K
- BenefAction Foundation$13K
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$12K
- The Stephanie and Barry Zekelman Foundation$10K
- The Walter J Blackburn Foundation$9,095
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$8,358
- RBC Foundation$8,000
- Local 200 Canadian Auto Workers Social Justice Fund$6,520
- Windsor Volunteers For Literacy Foundation$5,000
- Windsoressex Community Foundation$5,000
- The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation$5,000
- The Charles and Ethel Cohen Family Foundation$5,000
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions30
- Total compensation, all staff$2.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lori Atkinson (chair); Maisha Ahmed (director); Beverly Becker (director); David Cassidy (director); Tim Catherwood (director); Steve Erwin (director); Jason Francis (director); Barry Horrobin (director); Gary Parent (director); Radha Patel (director); Becca Pillon (director); Lynda Pizzolitto (director); Noah Tepperman; Marium Tolson-Murtty (director); Kelly Wolfe-Gregoire (vice-chair); Joseph (Paul) Gleason (director); Michael Kisch (director); Evan Rhyno (treasurer); Rachel McRae (director); Jayme Lesperance (director); Brent Allen (director); Robert Kennedy (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from United Way / Centraide Windsor-Essex County’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108160334RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.