Christmas Bureau of the Columbia Valley
Charitable organization · Invermere, British Columbia · BN 858881741RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-09-30. Split of total expenditures ($63,885) as filed with the CRA.
Christmas Bureau of the Columbia Valley is a charitable organization based in Invermere, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, it reported $103K in revenue and $64K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 67% from donations, 20% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $10K.
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 69% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $65K in 2020 to $103K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
We provide gift baskets gift cards grocery cards for families in need children 0-12 years of age teens and seniors. Families unable to afford gifts for their children. We serviec the columbia valley in bc canal flats to spillmacheen.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $103K | $64K | $60K | — | — | $201K |
| 2023 | $104K | $79K | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $68K | $40K | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $90K | $72K | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $65K | $46K | — | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $10K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Amanda Cox (director president); Laura Lawrick (director); Lise Fournier (treasurer); Angie Smith (director); Leslie Hetcher (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Christmas Bureau of the Columbia Valley’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 858881741RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.