Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 140171216RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,246,316) as filed with the CRA.
Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 49% from donations, 5% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,045.
Compared with 299 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 2% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $314K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The bike valet : encouraging the use of sustainable transportation alternatives through the provision of coat-check style bicycle parking services at events and festivals. Living streets:providing education and encouragement for walking activities in communities seniors transportation : working with senior-serving agencies in assessing the transportation needs of alder and planning services with a view to 'hanging up the keys' and the end of driving.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $391K | — | — | $429K |
| 2023 | $980K | $956K | $293K | — | — | $305K |
| 2022 | $748K | $695K | $670K | — | — | $274K |
| 2021 | $369K | $370K | $345K | — | — | $232K |
| 2020 | $314K | $257K | $232K | $0 | $0 | $215K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,045 from 3 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
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cathy Yan (member at large); Tylor Sherman (vice chair); Nina Maravic (member at large); Jeannie Furmanek (member at large); Vanja Bartula (member at large); Serena You (treasurer); Jerry Gosling (member at large); Pomponia Martinez (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140171216RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.