Violence Against Women Services Elgin County
Publicly funded institution · ST Thomas, Ontario · BN 892805151RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,654,412) as filed with the CRA.
Violence Against Women Services Elgin County is a charitable organization based in ST Thomas, 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 $1.8M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 72% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Violence against women services elgin county provides: - 24 hour emergency shelter for women who have been abused and their children - 24 hour help line - community counselling and support services - sexual assault program - prevention through education program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.5M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.5M | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.4M | — | — | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 6 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$895K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra Ham Manfredi (director); Heather Robinson (director); Diane Storey (chair treasurer & signing au); Deb Broadbent (secretary & signing aut); Elizabeth Macleod (vice chair & signing auth).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Violence Against Women Services Elgin County’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892805151RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.