Cowichan Neighbourhood House Association
Charitable organization · Chemainus, British Columbia · BN 871240891RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($132,716) as filed with the CRA.
Cowichan Neighbourhood House Association is a charitable organization based in Chemainus, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $137K in revenue and $133K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from donations, 49% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $185K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 92% of that peer group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Through the efforts of our 42 volunteers neighbourhood house serves as an accessible inclusive low barrier resource to the community. We provide 500 people on per month on average with a hot lunch and 40 people with our monthly community dinner. Through our free food pantry. Our zero waste program supplies an average of 470 families each month with fresh fruit and vegetables dairy products and canned/dried goods. In 2023 we saved 54 902 pounds (about 24903. 11kg) of food from going to the land fill. Our volunteer-led programs include yoga classes a knitting group book club and less…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $137K | $133K | $124K | $33 | — | $55K |
| 2023 | $106K | $116K | $110K | $2,828 | $0 | — |
| 2022 | $110K | $126K | $96K | — | — | $61K |
| 2021 | $140K | $111K | $116K | — | — | $80K |
| 2020 | $115K | $117K | $104K | $253 | — | $64K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $185K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$44K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kathryn Asp (president); Patricia Cheung (vice president); Samantha Louise Fincham (2nd vice presdient); Deborah Hess (member at large); Marion James (recording society); Jennifer Kollinger (member at large); Cynthia Pronik (corresponding secretary); Leslie Jeann Vangorkom (treasurer); Bonnie Winn (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cowichan Neighbourhood House Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 871240891RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.