Bella Coola Community Support Society
Publicly funded institution · Bella Coola, British Columbia · BN 106782535RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($807,716) as filed with the CRA.
Bella Coola Community Support Society is a charitable organization based in Bella Coola, 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, 2023, it reported $885K in revenue and $808K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $45K.
Compared with 680 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band).
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $513K in 2020 to $885K in 2023. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Bccss offers a wide range of services including counselling advocacy and public awareness programs aimed at enhancing the quality of life for the residents the bella colla valley and anahim lake areas.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $885K | $808K | $808K | — | — | $392K |
| 2022 | $704K | $716K | $716K | — | — | $315K |
| 2021 | $684K | $589K | $589K | — | — | $327K |
| 2020 | $513K | $488K | $488K | — | — | $231K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $45K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,99917 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$519K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Carrie Turchinetz (president); Sophie Mack (director); Patricia Lenci (director); Marietta Hans (vice-president); Darlene Rivers (director); Ina Hamilton (director); Amelia Penney (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bella Coola Community Support Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106782535RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.