Developing World Connections Society
Charitable organization · Kamloops, British Columbia · BN 849497078RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,792,684) as filed with the CRA.
Developing World Connections Society is a charitable organization based in Kamloops, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 59% from donations, 22% from other charities. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $230K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $906K in 2020 to $1.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Developing world connections provides international volunteer experiences to people of all ages and backgrounds. We connect volunteers to communities in developing nations to work on sustainable projects that better the lives of some of the world's most impoverished people
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $114K | — | $472K |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $1.8M | $8,119 | $25K | $539K |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $989K | $13K | $39K | $382K |
| 2021 | $903K | $840K | $638K | — | — | $394K |
| 2020 | $906K | $882K | $666K | — | — | $322K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $230K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$574K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Dan Miller (chair); Lisa Lake (director); Terrina-Lynn Stone (secretary); Michael Carroll (treasurer); Hagan Ainsworth (vice chair); Lisa Fuller (director); Craig Taylor (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Developing World Connections Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 849497078RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.