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Registered — Hamilton, ON — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 80/100
Financials: Revenue $2,861,301
The John Howard Society of Hamilton, Burlington & Area is a 59-year-old Hamilton criminal justice reintegration organization — one of the longest-tenured John Howard affiliates in Ontario and an institution with deep community roots in the Hamilton-Burlington region. Revenue has held roughly steady in the $2.6M-$3.0M range with a modest latest-year decline, while the organization maintains 90.9% program efficiency and a labour-heavy cost structure typical of community justice services.
Our Verdict: John Howard Society Hamilton-Burlington is a long-established, mission-focused Hamilton criminal justice reintegration operator with nearly six decades of continuous service and near-total program delivery — a strong place for donors who want to back community-based alternatives to incarceration in one of Ontario's most urbanized regions.