Women's Centre of York Region

Women's Centre of York Region is a charitable organization based in Newmarket, 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 $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.

Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 73% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $558K.

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 fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 83% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $735K in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.