Child Development Foundation of British Columbia
Public foundation · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 133210229RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($430,763) as filed with the CRA.
Child Development Foundation of British Columbia is a public foundation based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $573K in revenue and $431K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 33% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $201K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $179K in 2024, the largest being $179K to The Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Funds promotes and provides leadership in bc in all aspects of child development through research training and development of rehabilitation techniques and equipment. Funds facilitates and promotes program such as communication therapy physical therapy services offered by the centrefor child development of the lower mainland and other organization for children with special needs. Funds service programs for abused children including children with disabilities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $573K | $431K | — | $150K | $179K | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $438K | $428K | — | $150K | $166K | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $452K | $333K | $1,778 | $161K | $67K | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $485K | — | $114K | $274K | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $651K | $624K | $3,900 | $271K | $237K | $750K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $179K to 1 qualified donee:
Received $201K from 9 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$60K
- Canadahelps Canadon$60K
- Gary and Gail Grelish Foundation$20K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$17K
- The Charles Johnson Charitable Fund$15K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$10K
- Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation$10K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$9,000
- Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$119K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rachel Dyck (chair); Christopher Johnstone (treasurer); Steve Stew (secretary); Ravinder Bachra (director); Linda Hepner (director); Dana Matheson (director); Mary Martin (director); Marcelo Bohm (director); Christine Zielke (director); Gerard Bremault (like official).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Child Development Foundation of British Columbia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133210229RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.