Creston and District Society for Community Living
Publicly funded institution · Cranbrook, British Columbia · BN 132301326RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2021-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,905,793) as filed with the CRA.
Creston and District Society for Community Living is a charitable organization based in Cranbrook, 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, 2021, it reported $3.9M in revenue and $3.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 88% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,450.
Compared with 1,422 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 88% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 35 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Therapeutic riding program care and support for individuals with disabilities in the creston valley.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2021
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3.9M | $3.9M | $3.8M | $25K | — | $904K |
| 2020 | $3.8M | $3.7M | $3.6M | $1,251 | — | $867K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,450 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions35
- Total compensation, all staff$3.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2021 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2021)
Helen White (past chair); Susan Davis (chair); Peter McIsaac (director); Colin Bunt (vice chair); Alex Nilsson (past chair); Joanna Wilson (secretary/trasurer); Rita Petrich (director); Mark Douglas (director); Donna Maatz (director).
As listed on its 2021 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Creston and District Society for Community Living’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132301326RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.