Family Support Institute of BC Society
Publicly funded institution · New Westminster, British Columbia · BN 105629497RR0001 · Supportive Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-10-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,899,261) as filed with the CRA.
Family Support Institute of BC Society is a charitable organization based in New Westminster, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. 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 October 31, 2024, it reported $1.9M in revenue and $1.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,751.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 97% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $1.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
1.Provides Support information and Networking opportunities to Families who have Children with Disabilities across BC 2. Provide ongoing information training and networking services and support to our BC Provincial Volunteer Parents. 3. Training and Mentoring of Parents to present FSI Workshops required by Community in BC revise and redevelop Workshops for presentation. 4. Lending Library of Book Videos and Resource Materials 5. Develop and Implement new projects as needed throughout BC to better support families and individuals with disabilities in the province. The FSI Summer Institu…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.6M | $91K | $0 | $73K |
| 2023 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.3M | $69K | $0 | $78K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $76K | $0 | $67K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $65K | $0 | $59K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $907K | $50K | $0 | $54K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $5,751 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Paynter (board member); Lori Woods (board member); Jane Holland (vice president); Adam Gartland (treasurer); Izabelle Stevens (board member); Cathy Anthony (board member); Ellen Tarshis (president); Bonnie Fallowfield (board member); Linda Perry (board member); Ping Wang (board member); Nicole Kaler (board member); Dave Seaweed (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Family Support Institute of BC Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 105629497RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.