Churches of Salmon Arm Used Goods Society
Charitable organization · Salmon Arm, British Columbia · BN 871206942RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,436,889) as filed with the CRA.
Churches of Salmon Arm Used Goods Society is a charitable organization based in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.8M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $200.
Compared with 1,554 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 70% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 21 qualified donees totalling $71K in 2024, the largest being $7,500 to Shuswap Children's Association. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $1.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 18 names.
In its own words
The charity operates as a used goods retail store where donated items of clothing household goods furniture hardware and other necessary items are provided for the unfortunate and needy of salmon arm and area at low or not cost. There are approximately 140 volunteers who are scheduled to work on various days some help sort and clean products brought in by the cimmunity while others help stock the store shelves. We have 63 paid employees including full and part time people. Local charities that are involved in feeding housing or providing family resources to those in need have the opporun…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | $71K | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $1.1M | — | $70K | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $987K | — | $55K | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1M | $940K | — | $37K | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $836K | $764K | — | $23K | $1.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $71K to 21 qualified donees:
- Shuswap Children's Association$7,500
- Rise Up Indigenous Wellness Society$6,000
- Seniors Resource Centre (Salmon Arm) Society$6,000
- Shuswap Family Resource and Referral Society$6,000
- Canadian Mental Health Association Shuswap/revelstoke Branch$6,000
- The Roman Catholic Bishop of Kamloops ST. Joseph's Parish$2,500
- The Church of ST John the Evangelist$2,500
- Grindrod Gospel Church$2,500
- Mountainview Baptist Church$2,500
- Shuswap Community Church$2,500
- Seventh Day Adventist Church (british Columbia Conference)$2,500
- The Salmon Arm Church of Christ$2,500
- The Free Methodist Church in Canada$2,500
- Five Corners Pentecostal Church$2,500
- ST. Andrew's Presbyterian Church$2,500
- First United Church Salmon Arm$2,500
- Deo Lutheran Church of Salmon Arm$2,500
- Cornerstone Christian Reformed Church$2,500
- Broadview Evangelical Free Church$2,500
- Living Waters Community Church$2,500
- First United Church Salmon Arm$1,500
Received $200 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shirley Demeter (president); Terry Mae Sinclair (treasurer); Dorothy Isted (secretary); Darlene Moffat (director); Sue Kershaw (director); Klazina Vanbergeyk (director); Trina Sene (director); Theresa Written (director); Frida Paetsch (director); Renny Hanna (director); Carol Adrian (director); Marion Killby (director); Lena Johnson (director); Kathy Sawchuck (director); Ruth Trekofski (director); Marlene Krebs (director); Jean Houghton (director); Ken Jamieson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Churches of Salmon Arm Used Goods Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871206942RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.