C-Fax Santa's Anonymous Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 888674249RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,818,688) as filed with the CRA.
C-Fax Santa's Anonymous Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.2M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations. In 2024, 24 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $738K.
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 99% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 18 qualified donees totalling $194K in 2024, the largest being $62K to Burnside Gorge Community Association. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 13 names.
In its own words
Annual christmas hamper program focused on providing new toys and food to families during the holiday season - children's grant progam supporting children youth and families; addressing hunger and food security mental health education and literacy sport and summer camps - the greater good aimed at bridging gaps in the wake of tragic events such as fires or floods; striving to prevent children and youth from slipping through the cracks ensuring they have access to the support and resources they need to thrive; - bursary program to recognize and reward youth for their commitment…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $1.8M | $1.6M | — | $235K | $4.8M |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $1.5M | — | — | $79K | $4.4M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $1.5M | — | — | $105K | $3.9M |
| 2021 | $2M | $1.2M | — | — | $154K | $3.3M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.4M | — | — | $121K | $2.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $194K to 18 qualified donees:
- Burnside Gorge Community Association$62K
- Community First Foundation$20K
- University of Victoria$17K
- Stigma-Free Mental Health Society$15K
- 1000X5 Children's Book Recycling Project Society$12K
- Victoria Literacy Connection Society$10K
- 2ND Fort Victoria Scout Group$10K
- Society for Kids at Tennis$10K
- Sooke Food Bank Society$7,500
- Sooke Family Resource Society$5,000
- Fairway Gorge Paddling Society Summer Camps Special$5,000
- Victoria Community Living Foundation$4,600
- Saanich Neighbourhood Place$4,000
- South Vancouver Island Foster Parent Association$3,600
- The Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria)$2,500
- Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank Society$2,324
- University of Victoria$2,000
- Victoria Conservatory of Music$1,980
Received $738K from 24 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$247K
- Canadahelps Canadon$247K
- The Victoria Foundation$99K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$70K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$20K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$13K
- Oak Bay Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation$7,500
- Victoria Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation$6,500
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$6,100
- Saanich Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation$5,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$4,837
- Maitland Family Foundation$3,000
- The Quail Rock Foundation$2,500
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$2,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,034
- Canada Gives$1,000
- Parish of Our Lady Star of the Sea CFB Esquimalt$700
- BenefAction Foundation$500
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$500
- Parish of Saint John the Evangelist$300
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$268
- Anglican Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia$120
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$100
- Knox Presbyterian Church$100
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$121K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dan Deringer (past president); Ryan Price (president); Louise Hartland (vice president); Kathy Soetaert (treasurer); Al Ferraby (member); Carole Hartland (member); Eric Spurling (member); Adam Sawatsky (member); Lisa Best (member); Bailey Parker (member); Ryan Ayre (member); Dale Smith (member); Ajay Leblanc (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from C-Fax Santa's Anonymous Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888674249RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.