Vision '74 Inc
Publicly funded institution · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 130383458RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($20,313,817) as filed with the CRA.
Vision '74 Inc is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $20.4M in revenue and $20.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 66% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $656.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 86% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 154 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $239K in 2024, the largest being $144K to Lambton Christian School Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Operates a nursing home providing nursing physical nutritional and spiritual care for elderly residents; a rest home and affordable housing complex providing similar care to senior citizens who do not qualify for 'extended care benefits' from ohip. Profits from these operations provide assistance for educational programs and other programs in the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $20.4M | $20.3M | $19.5M | — | $284K | $4M |
| 2023 | $18.4M | $18.8M | $18.1M | — | $305K | $3.4M |
| 2022 | $17.7M | $18.2M | $17.5M | — | $227K | $3.6M |
| 2021 | $15.8M | $16.6M | $15.8M | — | $288K | $3.9M |
| 2020 | $15.6M | $15.3M | $14.6M | — | $227K | $4.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $239K to 8 qualified donees:
- Lambton Christian School Society$144K
- The London District Christian Secondary School Society$31K
- The Great Commission Foundation$28K
- Alzheimer Society of Canada$13K
- John Knox Christian School Society of Wyoming$11K
- Redeemer University$9,230
- The Inn of the Good Shepherd (sarnia ) Inc$1,925
- A Program for Youth$1,500
Received $656 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions154
- Total compensation, all staff$13M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Heather Martin (ceo/administrator); Gordon Simmons (director); Carolyn Vanreenen (director); Nell Vrolyk (president); Matthew Smit (treasurer); Nathan Miller (vice-president); Derek Hoogland (director); Cheryl Hellinga (director); Jarod Degroot (director); Darren Hakker (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vision '74 Inc’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130383458RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.