Cowichan Valley Independent Living Resource Centre Society
Charitable organization · Duncan, British Columbia · BN 890470982RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($314,238) as filed with the CRA.
Cowichan Valley Independent Living Resource Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Duncan, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $239K in revenue and $314K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 8% from donations, 48% from government, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $500.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 91% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
To assist peoples with disabilities and provide medical equipment rental and sales at low cost
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $239K | $314K | $314K | — | — | $44K |
| 2023 | $290K | $283K | $257K | — | — | $119K |
| 2022 | $262K | $277K | $251K | — | — | $112K |
| 2021 | $230K | $224K | $192K | — | — | $127K |
| 2020 | $244K | $248K | $223K | — | — | $128K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $500 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$145K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Taylor (director); Cathy Lafrance (vice chairperson); Carol Newington (city of duncan liaison); Wanda Hankins (director); Kristy Landry (director); Marie Rowland (director); Seth Godbey (chairperson); Kara Fernstrom (secretary); Stasha Delure (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Cowichan Valley Independent Living Resource Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890470982RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.