Alzheimer Society of B.C.
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118784891RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($14,374,492) as filed with the CRA.
Alzheimer Society of B.C. is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $12.8M in revenue and $14.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from donations, 30% from government, 19% from other charities. In 2024, 97 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3.2M.
Compared with 85 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 138 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 4 qualified donees totalling $197K in 2024, the largest being $132K to Simon Fraser University. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The Alzheimer Society of B.C. is committed to ensuring people affected by dementia are not alone and have the confidence and skills to live the best life possible. First Link? dementia support is the organization’s suite of programs and services designed to help people throughout the progression of the disease from diagnosis (or before) to end of life. People can call the First Link? Dementia Helpline or be referred by a healthcare provider. First Link? includes ongoing support calls support groups dementia education social and fitness programs as well as other resources. Services are av…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.8M | $14.4M | $10.1M | $2.6M | $197K | $14.9M |
| 2023 | $13.8M | $12.1M | $8M | $2.3M | $394K | $16.5M |
| 2022 | $12.8M | $10.9M | $6.2M | $1.9M | $852K | $14.8M |
| 2021 | $14.2M | $10M | $5.7M | $1.8M | $813K | $12.8M |
| 2020 | $12M | $11M | $6.3M | $2.1M | $605K | $8.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $197K to 4 qualified donees:
Received $3.2M from 97 charities:
- Alzheimer Society of Canada$1.8M
- Vancouver Foundation$414K
- Aqueduct Foundation$108K
- Canadahelps Canadon$65K
- Canadahelps Canadon$65K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$61K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$57K
- Michael and Nancy Czorny Charitable Trust$50K
- The Cowell Foundation$50K
- The Victoria Foundation$45K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$40K
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$39K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$39K
- The Lecky Foundation$30K
- Wheeler Family Foundation$25K
- Seacliff Foundation$20K
- Margaret Rothweiler Charitable Foundation$20K
- The Aune Foundation$20K
- The R K Grant Family Foundation$15K
- The Victor & Anna Kern Foundation$15K
- Alan and Doreen Thompson Charitable Foundation Inc.$15K
- The River Foundation$15K
- The Pera Giving Foundation$14K
- Dr. Woo Hon Fai Memorial Foundation$12K
- BenefAction Foundation$11K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions138
- Total compensation, all staff$10.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amy McCallion (director); Karen Tanaka (vice-chair); Raman Johal (director); Jennifer Hystad (chair); Paul Blanchet (director); Douglas Easton (director); Sheri Hundseth (director); Wyman Chin (director); Jim Mann (director); Shauna Olney (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118784891RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.