British Columbia Centre for Ability Association
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 132004169RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($11,965,384) as filed with the CRA.
British Columbia Centre for Ability Association is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under core health care. 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, 2024, it reported $24.5M in revenue and $12M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $47K.
Compared with 538 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 99% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 100 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Provide services that enhance the quality of life for children with disabilities and their families. Thrive- transforming hiring relationships inspirfing vocational experiences. Thrive assists post-secondary graduates aged 19-29 create employability foot holds while gaining confidence tools experience and the ‘how to’ towards reaching vocational goals. All programs are continuing into fy2024
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24.5M | $12M | $21.5M | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $22.9M | $22.2M | $20.3M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $20.6M | $20.6M | $22.5M | — | — | $873K |
| 2021 | $18.5M | $18.6M | $16.8M | — | — | $900K |
| 2020 | $18.4M | $18.5M | $16.8M | — | — | $988K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $47K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions100
- Total compensation, all staff$11.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Diana Trasolini (director); Lindsey Leclair (director); Susan Prins (vice president); Jen Williams (treasurer); Bill Corbett (director); Kate Hammer (director); Peta Wales (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from British Columbia Centre for Ability Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132004169RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.