City in Focus Foundation
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 891636573RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($634,575) as filed with the CRA.
City in Focus Foundation is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, it reported $625K in revenue and $635K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from donations, 19% from other charities. In 2024, 21 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $256K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $34K in 2024, the largest being $6,500 to Ally Global Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The charity provides religious teaching counselling support and assistance to individuals in the lower mainland
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $625K | $635K | $318K | — | $34K | $51K |
| 2022 | $553K | $562K | $62K | $193K | $24K | $112K |
| 2021 | $473K | $473K | $118K | $54K | $51K | $120K |
| 2020 | $673K | $652K | $404K | $97K | $36K | $121K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $34K to 9 qualified donees:
- Ally Global Foundation$6,500
- Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Vancouver$6,240
- ST. Mark's College$5,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$5,000
- First Pacific Theatre Society$5,000
- ST Faith's Anglican Church$2,500
- Hope in Shadows Society$1,500
- Ratanak International$1,353
- Whole Way House Society$900
Received $256K from 21 charities:
- Szocs Foundation$38K
- The Giustra Foundation$38K
- Thomas Skidmore Legacy Foundation$26K
- Coram Deo Foundation$21K
- Canadahelps Canadon$19K
- Canadahelps Canadon$19K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$18K
- The Foundation Office.ca$12K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$11K
- Allan Skidmore Family Foundation$11K
- World Vision Canada$10K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$7,000
- David and Dorothy Lam Foundation$5,000
- The McLean McCuaig Foundation$5,000
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver$4,000
- More Than a Roof Foundation$2,500
- Blenheim Foundation$2,500
- Abba Missions and Medical Foundation$2,000
- Ally Global Foundation$1,750
- John C. Kerr Family Foundation$1,000
- Vancouver Foundation$800
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$282K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Eric Chu (secretary treasurer); Lindsay Bisschop (board chair); Valeria Vergani (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from City in Focus Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891636573RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.