Cortes Island Seniors Society
Charitable organization · Cortes Island, British Columbia · BN 118877224RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($268,101) as filed with the CRA.
Cortes Island Seniors Society is a charitable organization based in Cortes Island, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $232K in revenue and $268K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 29% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $38K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 13% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $9,478 in 2024, the largest being $9,478 to Cortes Island Community Foundation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Seniors village - affordable housing provided by the society for low income seniors. Events promoting interaction activity and skill building. Monthly news letter.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $232K | $268K | — | — | $105K | $138K |
| 2023 | $235K | $221K | $183K | $14 | — | $197K |
| 2022 | $209K | $1.4M | $163K | $981 | $1.1M | $183K |
| 2021 | $591K | $173K | $152K | $1,530 | — | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $293K | $179K | $156K | $6,485 | — | $917K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9,478 to 1 qualified donee:
- Cortes Island Community Foundation$9,478
Received $38K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Carolyn Howson (president); Peter Elliott (secretary); Susan Ellingsen (vice president); Bruce Ellingsen (director); Linda Cartland (director); Mark Christian (director); Donna Naven (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cortes Island Seniors Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118877224RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.