Bridges to New Life Society
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 889637823RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($285,854) as filed with the CRA.
Bridges to New Life Society is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $235K in revenue and $286K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 43% from donations, 31% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $83K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $9,000 in 2024, the largest being $4,800 to The Great Commission Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
To assist individuals whose lives have been impacted by crime to become whole and productive memberes of society by facilitating healing between themselves and the community. To address the need for post release support
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $235K | $286K | $265K | $4,039 | $9,000 | $823K |
| 2023 | $289K | $243K | $224K | $3,001 | $8,600 | $873K |
| 2022 | $183K | $188K | $174K | $635 | $8,700 | $828K |
| 2021 | $197K | $189K | $164K | — | $9,200 | $825K |
| 2020 | $231K | $205K | $187K | $370 | $4,850 | $824K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9,000 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $83K from 9 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$159K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Cliff Brandes (director); Richard Dejong (director); Robert L Ens (director); Dorothy McEvoy (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bridges to New Life Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889637823RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.