A Better Life Foundation
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 806665014RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($846,472) as filed with the CRA.
A Better Life Foundation is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $877K in revenue and $846K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $229K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 63% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $439K in 2020 to $877K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
The organization distributes food to the less fortunate. This is accomplished by providing a daily meal program for marginalized members of our community as well as by hosting community dinners and events for those marginalized members of our community. The organization operates a food waste recovery program that intercepts perfectly goof food destined to the waste stream and diverts it back into meals. The organization also creates employment opportunities for those facing barriers. The organization in engaged in an education program for people living in poverty.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $877K | $846K | $789K | $8,370 | — | -$989 |
| 2023 | $940K | $822K | $762K | $11K | $3,000 | -$8,304 |
| 2022 | $589K | $555K | $495K | $15K | $500 | -$126K |
| 2021 | $569K | $552K | $426K | $27K | $250 | -$160K |
| 2020 | $439K | $414K | $303K | $10K | — | -$177K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $229K from 19 charities:
- Hockey Helps the Homeless/hockey Aide les Sans-Abri$75K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$27K
- United Way British Columbia$25K
- Park Place Foundation$15K
- Krogseth Foundation$15K
- Canada Gives$15K
- Right To Food$10K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$8,738
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$5,026
- Vancouver Police Foundation$5,000
- SpencerCreo Foundation$5,000
- Vancouver Foundation$5,000
- The KPMG Foundation/la Fondation KPMG$5,000
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,811
- First West Foundation$3,000
- Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation$1,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$112
- Ally Global Foundation$51
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$414K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mark Brand (director); Jennifer Johnstone (director); Gregory Stirling (director); Lauren Southcott (director); Kristen Southcott (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from A Better Life Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 806665014RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.