YWCA Hamilton
Publicly funded institution · Hamilton, Ontario · BN 119236792RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($32,488,656) as filed with the CRA.
YWCA Hamilton is a charitable organization based in Hamilton, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. 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 $33.5M in revenue and $32.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.4M.
Compared with 29 religious institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 52% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 90% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 204 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $20.5M in 2020 to $33.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Provide safe and affordable housing solutions through an overnight emergency drop-in/shelter; transitional housing for women and children fleeing violence; permanent affordable housing for women gender diverse people and families; and group homes that offer semi-independent housing and supported independent living for people with developmental disabilities. Provide a Safe Use Space program that advocates for and supports the implementation of harm reduction strategies for women gender diverse people. Provide training and employment programs for women as well as settlement services for new…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $33.5M | $32.5M | $28.9M | $1M | — | $22.6M |
| 2023 | $27.2M | $27M | $23.9M | $958K | — | $21.2M |
| 2022 | $24.5M | $22.3M | $19.6M | $804K | $0 | $28M |
| 2021 | $24.3M | $18.3M | $16M | $667K | $0 | $18.7M |
| 2020 | $20.5M | $16.7M | — | — | — | $12.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1.4M from 19 charities:
- James A. Burton and Family Foundation$400K
- Hamilton Community Foundation$375K
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$239K
- Canada Gives$100K
- Hamilton Golf and Country Club Foundation$80K
- Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health$80K
- The Allen and Milli Gould Family Foundation$75K
- Sam and Roma Mercanti Foundation$10K
- The Guelph Community Foundation$10K
- Vancouver Foundation$6,750
- Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada$5,000
- Fondation RONA$4,804
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$4,471
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,844
- Sisters of Charity Mount Saint Vincent$2,500
- Burlington Community Foundation$1,836
- Barterpay It Forward Foundation$1,802
- National Steel Car Limited Employees Charitable Donation Fund$500
- Ike Nizam Foundation of Canada$300
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9994 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions204
- Total compensation, all staff$20.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jesse Elders (director); Terri Johns (president); Anna D'Angela (vice president); Colleen Ryan (director); Jetassi Verma (director); Anandi Nailpaul (director); Carla Velastegui (director); Sabih Ottawa (director); Melanie Skrlac (treasurer); Aakansha (Shona) Goel (director); Nicole Biros-Bolton (director); Susan Tighe (director); Shaarujaa Nadarajah.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from YWCA Hamilton’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119236792RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.