A New Way Forward Society
Charitable organization · North Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 821403599RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,103,324) as filed with the CRA.
A New Way Forward Society is a charitable organization based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, it reported $895K in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 14% from donations, 71% from other charities. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $758K.
Compared with 762 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1.4M in 2020 to $895K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Reconciliation Dialogue Workshops - dialogues are intended to promote reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and all Canadians Economic Reconciliation Dialogue Workshops - dialogues aim to revitalize relationships increase understanding of shared histories explore the meaning of reconciliation develop plans in line with community values strengthen local institutions and develop entrepreneurial capacity Indigenous Women Leadership Training - in development - goal is to provide training to Indigenous Women to be leaders in their communities and at home. As part of the outreach program …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $895K | $1.1M | $712K | $27K | — | $15K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.7M | $1.3M | $31K | — | $224K |
| 2021 | $2M | $1.3M | $992K | — | — | $633K |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $845K | — | — | $27K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $758K from 19 charities:
- Suncor Energy Foundation/fondation Suncor Energie$500K
- North Family Foundation$150K
- Canadahelps Canadon$31K
- Canadahelps Canadon$31K
- Canucks for Kids Fund$30K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$8,309
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$3,163
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$1,651
- Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal$1,500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$289
- Vancity Community Foundation$140
- United Way of Calgary and Area$105
- Vancity Community Foundation$100
- Vancity Community Foundation$90
- Vancity Community Foundation$50
- United Way British Columbia$43
- Vancity Community Foundation$36
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$25
- The Sisters of Instruction of the Child Jesus—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$693K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
David Paterson (director); Melanie Debassige (director and treasurer); Bob Watts (director and board chair); Sharad Khare (director); Robert Joseph (honorary chair); Karen Joseph (ceo).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from A New Way Forward Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 821403599RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.