Conayt Friendship Society
Publicly funded institution · Merritt, British Columbia · BN 106966112RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,495,772) as filed with the CRA.
Conayt Friendship Society is a charitable organization based in Merritt, 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 $2.2M in revenue and $2.5M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 77% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 90% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 29 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
1. Community programs including social recreational and educational programs designed to encourage the participation of the community at large regardless of ethnic background. 2. 2 rental complexes financed by bc housing management to provide housing to low income families. 3. Provide cultural programming and activities that promote cultural awareness in merritt and the nicola valley.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2.5M | $2.4M | — | — | $791K |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.3M | — | — | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $2.2M | $2.1M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $1.9M | $1.8M | — | — | $987K |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $14K | — | $766K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $15K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions29
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brenda Dunstan (director); Kay Swakum James (director); Victor York (vice president); Wayne Kaboni (president); Kathryn Gray (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Conayt Friendship Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106966112RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.