Child of Mine Society
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 849269485RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($619,337) as filed with the CRA.
Child of Mine Society is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $648K in revenue and $619K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 73% from donations, 26% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $127K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Child of Mine is a registered Canadian charity that partners with two children’s homes in Northern India. Rooted in a shared vision to raise future leaders who will love and serve India we walk alongside these homes to provide holistic care in a nurturing family-style environment. Many of the children come from orphaned or deeply vulnerable backgrounds and are welcomed into a supportive community where they can grow learn and thrive. We provide consistent financial support for essentials such as nutritious food safe housing clothing healthcare education staff salaries and facility de…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $648K | $619K | $212K | $4,924 | — | $293K |
| 2023 | $431K | $392K | $230K | $3,709 | — | $264K |
| 2022 | $400K | $380K | $245K | $5,517 | — | $228K |
| 2021 | $482K | $633K | $533K | $1,040 | — | $205K |
| 2020 | $610K | $467K | $362K | $11K | — | $355K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $127K from 12 charities:
- Traine Charitable Foundation$30K
- Willow Park Church Mennonite Brethren$25K
- Morningstar Foundation$20K
- Sunridge Community Church$17K
- Centre Church Vancouver$9,900
- Willingdon Church$9,000
- MULTIPLY Network$7,000
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- Abundance Canada$1,400
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$971
- Canadahelps Canadon$888
- Vancouver Foundation$526
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$59K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Devon Siebenga (treasurer); Scott Horovatin (vice president); Bradley Gay (secretary); Melanie Pedersen (director at large); David Bretherick (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Child of Mine Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 849269485RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.