Arbutus Shaughnessy Kerrisdale Friendship Society for Seniors
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118788967RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($858,286) as filed with the CRA.
Arbutus Shaughnessy Kerrisdale Friendship Society for Seniors is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $954K in revenue and $858K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $71K.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
We provide an Adult Day Program for seniors in our community who have chronic health problems. We are open 5 days a week 8am-4pm. Some of our programs include: physical care; special programs for clients with dementia; theraputic recreational activities; a daily 3 course meal; specialized exercise programs for strength flexibility and balance; yoga; Zumba; Tai Chi; Active games and community outings. We have 2-4 daily volunteers helping in the program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $954K | $858K | $671K | $0 | $0 | $689K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $825K | $710K | — | — | $593K |
| 2022 | $902K | $797K | $690K | $0 | — | $335K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $743K | $644K | — | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $791K | $811K | $651K | $1,060 | — | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $71K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$600K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dimo Panagiotakos (board member); Atul Gadhia (board member); Pouya Jafari (board member); Vishal Mittal (board member); Veronica Wong (board member); Lana McGarry (board member); Olivia Phua (board member); Sara Hamelin (board member); Amberlea Schaab (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Arbutus Shaughnessy Kerrisdale Friendship Society for Seniors’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118788967RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.