Charity BreakdownCanadian charity filings, itemized

United Way of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.

Publicly funded institution · ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · BN 853328672RR0001 · Foundations · website

Your $100, itemizedUnited Way of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.Fiscal year ended March 31, 2024
Gifts to other charities$86
Charitable programs$6
Fundraising$5
Management & admin$3
TOTAL$100
RegisteredPublicly funded

Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,496,618) as filed with the CRA.

United Way of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. is a public foundation based in ST. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, classified by the CRA under foundations. 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 $2.5M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 64% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $143K.

Compared with 47 grantmaking institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.

As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 222 qualified donees totalling $2.1M in 2024, the largest being $141K to Findhelp Information Services. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $965K in 2020 to $2.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.

In its own words

United Way Newfoundland and Labrador works to advance the common good and create opportunities for a better life for the people of our province. Our vision for Newfoundland and Labrador is a province where all of our neighborhoods are healthy vibrant places to work live and raise a family and where all of our young people get the best start in life. United Way Newfoundland and Labrador supports charities throughout the province who are seeking financial support for various programs projects and services they are unable to fund independently. We support this endeavor by investing donor doll…

Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.

The ledger, 2020–2024

YearRevenueSpendingProgramsFundraisingGifts outNet assets
2024$2.5M$2.5M$147K$123K$2.1M$1.2M
2023$953K$976K$142K$141K$612K$1.2M
2022$1.4M$1.5M$160K$133K$1.2M$1.2M
2021$3.3M$2.9M$105K$116K$2.5M$1.4M
2020$965K$908K$118K$134K$576K$980K

Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.

Money between charities, 2024

Granted $2.1M to 222 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:

Full grant ledger — all 222 grants

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
  • $40,000–79,9992 positions
  • Permanent full-time positions3
  • Total compensation, all staff$248K

Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.

Directors & trustees (2024)

Ryan Belbin (past chair); Geoff Goodyear (director); Shaun Maclean (vice chair); Douglas Pawson (chair); Mark Brown (director); LeighAnne O'Neill (director); Andrew Warren (chair community investment); Danny Hong (director); Rhonda Caldwell (treasurer); Lindsey Hynes (director); Curtis Whelan (director); Simone Lilly (director).

As listed on its 2024 return.

Check the source

Every figure on this page is from United Way of Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 853328672RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.