Calling Foundation
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 131109928RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($12,259,885) as filed with the CRA.
Calling Foundation is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, 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 $12.4M in revenue and $12.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $9,085.
Compared with 427 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 79% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 39 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
We operate homes for and provide care of the aged.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.4M | $12.3M | $11.8M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $11.8M | $11.5M | $11.4M | — | — | $631K |
| 2022 | $10.6M | $10.4M | $10.3M | — | — | $159K |
| 2021 | $10.1M | $9.9M | $9.7M | — | — | $255K |
| 2020 | $9.6M | $9.4M | $9.2M | — | — | $74K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $9,085 from 2 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$8,085
- University Chapel$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9992 positions
- $120,000–159,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions39
- Total compensation, all staff$10M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Harold Summers (director); Lawrence Reimer (director); Dale Carter (treasurer); Daniel Mathew (director); Martie Goulding (board chair); Steve Hankinson (vice chair); Philip Hanam (secretary); Ashley Milne (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Calling Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131109928RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.