Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre
Publicly funded institution · Welland, Ontario · BN 129906913RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,937,704) as filed with the CRA.
Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre 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 30, 2024, it reported $2M in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,033.
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 40% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 33 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Teaching english as a second language supply emergency shelter to new immigrants facilitate newcomer settlement and integration to community through settllement program (nsp) & orientation. Assist landed immigrants with foreign trained professionals and skilled trades to get accreditations and job search.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2M | $1.9M | $1.7M | $23K | — | $194K |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $15K | — | — |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.4M | $2,050 | — | $175K |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1,000 | — | $161K |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $34K | — | $117K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,033 from 2 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 positions33
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Paula Esposito (secretary); Ann Simunic (president); Michael Charles (director); Rabilla Wagar (treasurer); Debi Anderson (vice chair); James Larouche (director); John Cartier (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Welland Heritage Council and Multicultural Centre’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129906913RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.