Community Legal Assistance Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118870724RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,807,141) as filed with the CRA.
Community Legal Assistance Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $6.1M in revenue and $5.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 34% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $157K.
Compared with 299 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 38 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
Provide Legal Services in Areas of Poverty Disability and Mental Health Law . Provide Human Right Clinic. Provide Legal Representation to Complainants at Human Rights Tribunal Hearings. Provide Legal Advice and Referrals to Ancillary Services to persons who have experienced or are experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.1M | $5.8M | $5.6M | $32K | — | $436K |
| 2023 | $5M | $4.9M | $4.8M | — | — | $186K |
| 2022 | $4.7M | $4.7M | $4.5M | $3,488 | — | $152K |
| 2021 | $4.6M | $4.5M | $4.3M | — | — | $144K |
| 2020 | $4.2M | $4.2M | $4M | — | — | $82K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $157K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,99912 positions
- Permanent full-time positions38
- Total compensation, all staff$4.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bill Black (treasurer); Gyda Chud (director); Maia Tsurumi (director); Robin Elliot (director); Jane Dyson (president); Lora Anjos (director); Gloria Cardinal (director); Bridget Gilbride (director); Sharon Mohamed (director); Gudrun Langolf; Bethany Hastie (director); Queenie Leung (director); Miguel Mendez; Adam Munnings; Grace Pastine.
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Community Legal Assistance Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118870724RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.