Desert Valley Hospice Society
Charitable organization · Oliver, British Columbia · BN 843948563RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-08-31. Split of total expenditures ($135,665) as filed with the CRA.
Desert Valley Hospice Society is a charitable organization based in Oliver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, it reported $228K in revenue and $136K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from donations, 39% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,171.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 92% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $145K in 2020 to $228K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Hospice programs advance care planning supportive care programs grief/bereavment programs
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $228K | $136K | $107K | $816 | — | $513K |
| 2023 | $134K | $124K | $98K | $58 | — | $421K |
| 2022 | $141K | $173K | $97K | $2,043 | — | $385K |
| 2021 | $224K | $153K | $95K | $1,658 | — | $443K |
| 2020 | $145K | $140K | $80K | $1,068 | — | $371K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,171 from 4 charities:
- HelpAge Canada$10K
- First West Foundation$2,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,171
- United Way British Columbia-$7,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$61K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Larson (president); Maureen Doerr (vice presient); Kim Ljubic (treasurer); Rita Crone (director); Christina Tarasoff (secretary); Margaret Ingebrigston (director); Colleen Anderson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Desert Valley Hospice Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 843948563RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.