Disabled Independent Gardeners Association
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 861274157RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($100,790) as filed with the CRA.
Disabled Independent Gardeners Association is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $101K in revenue and $101K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 24% from government, 76% from other charities. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $72K.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
At the 10 community gardens we participate in 116 activities took place throughout 2024 including 16 gardeners with disabilities. Also in 2024 DIGA's workshop series continued delivering 5 workshops to 28 people during the year. Another newer initiative for DIGA involved the creation of gardening planters for clients to use at home. DIGA provided 8 planters to clients in 2024.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $101K | $101K | $71K | $5,737 | — | $6,426 |
| 2023 | $146K | $153K | $123K | $6,136 | — | $6,530 |
| 2022 | $137K | $123K | $88K | $14K | — | $14K |
| 2021 | $201K | $191K | $146K | $15K | — | -$745 |
| 2020 | $133K | $128K | — | — | — | -$12K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $72K from 5 charities:
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 positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$72K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Caspar Ryan (chair); Simon Paradis (vice chair); Elizabeth Perron (secretary-treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Disabled Independent Gardeners Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861274157RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.