Comox Valley Transition Society
Publicly funded institution · Courtenay, British Columbia · BN 133425058RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,002,531) as filed with the CRA.
Comox Valley Transition Society is a charitable organization based in Courtenay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $10.5M in revenue and $10M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 28 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $251K.
Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 98% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 59 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.4M in 2020 to $10.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Lilli house or transition house is a place for women and children who are fleeing abuse to come for safety and support and to transition into a life free from violence. Connect warming centre provides a safe welcoming space for vulnerable individuals experiencing or at-risk of experiencing homelessness. It is a space where people can escape inclement weather access bathrooms enjoy light refreshments access wifi and be connected to other supports. The goal of connect is to help reduce homelessness by providing support and resources to individuals that may assist them in obtaining and mai…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.5M | $10M | — | $8.5M | — | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $6.9M | $6.7M | $5M | — | — | $929K |
| 2022 | $5.3M | $5.2M | $3.8M | — | — | $680K |
| 2021 | $4.2M | $4.3M | $3.1M | — | — | $525K |
| 2020 | $3.4M | $3.4M | $2M | — | — | $407K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $251K from 28 charities:
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$75K
- Canadahelps Canadon$35K
- Canadahelps Canadon$35K
- Comox Valley Food Bank Society$27K
- Comox Valley Community Foundation$11K
- United Way British Columbia$7,500
- Toronto Foundation$7,500
- The James McPhail Family Foundation$7,000
- Vancouver Foundation$5,220
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$5,000
- Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health$4,760
- The Home Depot Canada Foundation$4,354
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$4,000
- The Home Depot Canada Foundation$3,965
- Big Wheel Community Foundation$3,704
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,311
- BenefAction Foundation$3,200
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$2,300
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$1,770
- Urban Systems Foundation$1,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$641
- Abundance Canada$500
- ST. George's United Church$500
- ST Michael & All Angels Protestant Chapel$500
- ST Michael & All Angels Protestant Chapel$500
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
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions59
- Total compensation, all staff$6.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Jan Adams (president); Christy Faraher-Amidon (secretary); Sharon Farquharson (director); Janice Thorburn (treasurer); Robert Wolfe (director); Charlene Everson (director); Marcie Dumais (director); Nancy Bock (director); Ingrid Brown (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Comox Valley Transition Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133425058RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.