BC Wheelchair Sports Association
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 106868698RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,284,246) as filed with the CRA.
BC Wheelchair Sports Association is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $1.2M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 52% from government, 33% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $49K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 56% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $434K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
BC Wheelchair Sports Association helps people with physical disabilities across the province lead active healthy lives through wheelchair sports by offering the following on an ongoing basis: Wheelchair Sport (Athletics Rugby Tennis) Programs Junior Development Programs Bridging the Gap Programs Recognition and Awareness Athlete Assistance Programs Wheelchair Loan Program Leadership Development and Volunteer Program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $38K | — | $712K |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $39K | — | $829K |
| 2022 | $960K | $1.1M | $871K | $57K | — | $890K |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $902K | $702K | $78K | — | $1M |
| 2020 | $434K | $1.3M | $1.1M | $122K | — | $740K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $49K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$502K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Laurel Crosby (president); Dean Mackinnon (director of finance); Judy Joseph-Black (director marketing & comms); Kelly Smith (director of sport); Ross Robinson (director of human resources); Teri Thorson (director at large); Debbie Tobin (director at large); Michelle McDonell (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from BC Wheelchair Sports Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106868698RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.