Upskill Niagara
Publicly funded institution · Welland, Ontario · BN 885707497RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($263,704) as filed with the CRA.
Upskill Niagara is a charitable organization based in Welland, Ontario, 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 $264K in revenue and $264K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 63% from government, 32% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $398.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $445K in 2020 to $264K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Professional server and etiquette program run under the investing in women's future where women earn their smart serve and professional service certificates of merit. The multi-sector training program which assists women in job retraining. The investing in people to build social enterprise program is aimed to provide training and supersision for extended job placement. The charity's mission is to assist unemployed person's in finding employment through ongoing training.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $264K | $264K | — | — | — | $65K |
| 2023 | $241K | $237K | — | — | — | $65K |
| 2022 | $420K | $409K | — | — | — | $61K |
| 2021 | $340K | $340K | — | — | — | $50K |
| 2020 | $445K | $413K | — | — | — | $55K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $398 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mary Ellen Dupon (president); Robyn Garner (vice-president); Claudette Therrien (treasurer); June Corman (secretary); Rona Merritt (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Upskill Niagara’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 885707497RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.