Christian Advocacy Society of Greater Vancouver
Charitable organization · North Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 136223971RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,051,908) as filed with the CRA.
Christian Advocacy Society of Greater Vancouver is a charitable organization based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $976K in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from donations, 47% from other charities. In 2024, 47 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $478K.
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 44% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $6,000 in 2024, the largest being $6,000 to Outreach for Life Association of Edmonton. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Operate programs serving women in crisis or abused women. Provide peer counselling and support services for victims of sexual assault victims of domestic violence those experiencing unplanned pregnancies those grieving from abortion/infant loss. Provide training & consultation for social services providers and offer community workshops. Provide accommodation for vulnerable pregnant women and for battered or abused women and their children.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $976K | $1.1M | $893K | $55K | $6,000 | $379K |
| 2023 | $923K | $850K | $754K | $28K | $6,000 | $455K |
| 2022 | $866K | $748K | $686K | $12K | $1,517 | $382K |
| 2021 | $751K | $698K | $605K | $10K | $1,000 | $264K |
| 2020 | $709K | $640K | $528K | $19K | $1,300 | $211K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $6,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $478K from 47 charities:
- Tamara Foundation$95K
- Fleming Foundation$50K
- Munday-Maxwell & Gaylene-Association$46K
- Lagniappe Foundation$40K
- Abundance Canada$37K
- Seacliff Foundation$30K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$28K
- WCPD Foundation$25K
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$18K
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church$14K
- Canadahelps Canadon$11K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$10K
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$8,500
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$7,750
- Granville Chapel$5,100
- The Danish Lutheran Church of Vancouver B.C.$5,000
- Willingdon Church$5,000
- Christian Stewardship Services$4,696
- Bethel Reformed Church of Smithers B.C.$3,993
- The First Christian Reformed Church of New Westminster B.C.$3,366
- Focus on the Family (canada) Association$3,000
- Mercy Multiplied Canada Society$3,000
- Vancouver Foundation$3,000
- Westpointe Christian Centre Association$3,000
- Coastal Church$2,500
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$544K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sherry Chan (chair); Barbara Schmidt (vice chair); Willie Schulz (treasurer); Margaret Cottle (member); David Bornman (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Christian Advocacy Society of Greater Vancouver’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 136223971RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.