UNITED WAY OF SARNIA-LAMBTON
Public foundationFoundations·PO BOX 548 STN MAIN · SARNIA, ON · N7T 7J4·BN 119278380RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Disbursed to charities T1
68%
of spending, to other registered charities
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$1.8M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
Common questions
How do I donate to United Way of Sarnia-Lambton?
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Is United Way of Sarnia-Lambton a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119278380RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is United Way of Sarnia-Lambton located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 548 STN MAIN, SARNIA, ON, N7T 7J4. Source.
What does United Way of Sarnia-Lambton do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS BGC SARNIA-LAMBTON CANADIAN RED CROSS FAMILY COUNSELLING CENTER HABITAT FOR HUMANITY THE INN OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY LAMBTON ELDERLY OUTREACH NEW BEGINNINGS ABI & STROKE RECOVERY ASSOCIATION NORTH LAMBTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE REBOUND SALVATION ARMY VON - COUNTY…" Full program description.
How much does United Way of Sarnia-Lambton disburse to other charities?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 68% of its spending went to other registered charities (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is United Way of Sarnia-Lambton?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.8M (F2024).
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS BGC SARNIA-LAMBTON CANADIAN RED CROSS FAMILY COUNSELLING CENTER HABITAT FOR HUMANITY THE INN OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY LAMBTON ELDERLY OUTREACH NEW BEGINNINGS ABI & STROKE RECOVERY ASSOCIATION NORTH LAMBTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE REBOUND SALVATION ARMY VON - COUNTY OF LAMBTON STUDENT NUTRITION WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION WARMING SHELTER YMCA OF SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO RIVER CITY VINEYARD CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)68%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$1.8M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)56%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
56%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
44%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $2.2M | 62% | 13.8 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.7M | 68% | 14.3 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.3M | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $2.0M | — | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.1M | — | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.8M | — | — |
| trend |
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Program-spending share is left out: a foundation's lens is what it disburses, which the annual releases don't break out by year. From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
19 directors reported
- BLAHEY, ALAN
- DOYLE, TERRY
- DUCHARME, VICKY
- GIRARD, JOHN
- KILLINGSWORTH, JASONPRESIDENT
- FINDLAY, GREG
- WHITCOMBE, GERRY
- BODKIN, PAMELANON VOTING
- BROWN, DAVENON VOTING
- FINDLAY, LYNN
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- THOMPSON, CATHY
- SITTER, KATHYTREASURER
- THAKKAR, BHARAT
- JOSEPH, JILL
- RANDALL, KRISTA
- GARTSHORE, SHELLEYUNION LABOUR REP
- CRAIG, SARAH
- EDGAR, MIKECAMPAIGN CHAIR
- TIGGELAAR, MELANIE
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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