Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central and Southern Interior of BC Society
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 118808831RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,383,787) as filed with the CRA.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central and Southern Interior of BC Society is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.3M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 17% from government. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $7,833.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Receive bequests for boys and girls establish big/little sisters matches and provide services as necessary. Carries on recruitment campaigns.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1M | — | — | $996K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | — | $933K |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1M | — | — | $973K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $938K | — | — | $925K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $7,833 from 5 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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$779K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Steeves (president); Colleen Edstrom (director); Brian Gowling (director); Tanya Wilson (treasurer); Jarratt Dixon (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central and Southern Interior of BC Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118808831RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.