United Way Elgin Middlesex
Public foundation · London, Ontario · BN 119260503RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,456,093) as filed with the CRA.
United Way Elgin Middlesex is a public foundation based in London, Ontario, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $9.6M in revenue and $9.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from donations, 22% from other charities. In 2024, 40 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.2M.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 44% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 21 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 234 qualified donees totalling $5.9M in 2024, the largest being $200K to The John Howard Society of London and District. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
United way is the largest non-government funder of social services in elgin and middlesex counties. We are committed to creating real lasting change to improve the quality of life of all people in our community. United way identifies and understands the root causes of social issues; brings together research experts and resources; initiates and invests in the most needed and proven programs; and develops leaders and skills to strengthen the non-profit sector. Our efforts focus on three impact areas: poverty healthy communities and strong kids. When able united way provides strategic fundin…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.6M | $9.5M | $2.1M | $476K | $5.9M | $2.8M |
| 2023 | $7.7M | $7.6M | $1.5M | $465K | $4.9M | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $8.7M | $8.4M | $1.1M | $1M | $5.9M | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $13M | $12M | $803K | $1.1M | $9.6M | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $8.1M | $7.8M | $931K | $1.1M | $5.2M | $954K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5.9M to 234 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The John Howard Society of London and District$200K
- Family Service Thames Valley$200K
- Daya Counselling Centre$200K
- Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley Addiction & Mental Health Services$200K
- The N'AMERIND (London) Friendship Centre Inc.$185K
- Pathways Employment Help Centre$180K
- The John Howard Society of London and District$175K
- Mnaasged Child and Family Services$159K
- CMHA Thames Valley Addiction & Mental Health Services (Main)$158K
- Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre$150K
- Boy's & Girl's Club of London$142K
- Youth Opportunities Unlimited$135K
- Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley Addiction & Mental Health Services$135K
- Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness in London$130K
- London Cares Homeless Response Services$130K
- Boy's & Girl's Club of London$125K
- The Learning Disabilities Association - London Region$120K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$100K
- South London Neighbourhood Resource Centre$100K
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area$100K
- Atlohsa Family Healing Services Inc.$100K
- Leads Employment Services London Inc.$100K
- South London Neighbourhood Resource Centre$100K
- Sanctuary Ministries of London$99K
- Type Diabeat It$98K
Received $1.2M from 40 charities:
- United Way of Greater Toronto$319K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$223K
- Canadahelps Canadon$151K
- Canadahelps Canadon$151K
- London Community Foundation$115K
- Mowbray and Doris Sifton Family Foundation$56K
- RBC Foundation$50K
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$23K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$16K
- Cambia Development Foundation$11K
- United Way of Perth-Huron$8,521
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$7,176
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$7,009
- BenefAction Foundation$7,000
- United Way of Oxford$5,547
- Canada Gives$5,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$5,000
- Smith Family Foundation$5,000
- Smith Family Foundation$5,000
- Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited$4,174
- Abundance Canada$4,000
- Goodwill Industries Ontario Great Lakes$3,113
- United Way Waterloo Region Communities$2,974
- The United Church of Canada Foundation$2,900
- Ontario Credit Union Foundation$2,500
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
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions21
- Total compensation, all staff$2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mohammad Alnaser (director); Christy Bacik (director); Wadhah Baobaid (director); Maly Bun-Lebert (vice-chair/director); Lauren Donohue (director); John Downing (director); Victor Harris (director); Megan Komenda (director); Jamie Kruspel (director); Eric Mallory (past-chair); Robert Roes (director); Colin Yausie (v-chair/secr-treasurer); Jeff Hodgins (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from United Way Elgin Middlesex’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119260503RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.