Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern BC Society
Publicly funded institution · Prince George, British Columbia · BN 106793458RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,432,478) as filed with the CRA.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern BC Society is a charitable organization based in Prince George, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 58% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $30K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 16 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $866K in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Traditional community based program matches caring adults with children aged 7-14 who are from a single parent/guardian household. These matches spend 2-4 hours per week sharing activities they both enjoy. School monitoring program matches mentors with children from participating elementary schools to spend 1 hour a week together. This program is not about academics but creating a stable and caring relationship with a child.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $18K | — | -$121K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.1M | $34K | — | -$112K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $945K | $74K | — | $115K |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $989K | $663K | $4,498 | — | $137K |
| 2020 | $866K | $705K | $54K | $26K | — | $66K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $30K from 9 charities:
- The Home Depot Canada Foundation$8,676
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$7,000
- The Home Depot Canada Foundation$6,272
- Vancouver Foundation$2,700
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$2,235
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,405
- Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation$650
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada$632
- Canadahelps Canadon$579
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions16
- Total compensation, all staff$1.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chelsey McDermot-Fouts (president); Britney Szarka (vice-president); Kaitlyn Stearns (treasurer); Binny Johal (secretary); Kurt Flesher (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern BC Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106793458RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.