Fireweed Collective Society
Publicly funded institution · Fort St.james, British Columbia · BN 861276301RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($931,976) as filed with the CRA.
Fireweed Collective Society is a charitable organization based in Fort St.james, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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, 2024, it reported $802K in revenue and $932K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,176.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Fireweed collective society provides the following programs: - transition housing for women and children leaving violence in their relationship - supportive recovery available to assist and support women fleeing violence with their sobriety - second stage housing for women and their children who have left a transition house - stopping the violence(stv) counselling for women who have experiences violence in their relationships sexual assault or childhood abuse - outreach program supports women with transportation advocacy and accompaniment to important appointments. The work…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $802K | $932K | $792K | — | — | $529K |
| 2023 | $900K | $785K | $689K | — | — | $660K |
| 2022 | $708K | $765K | $678K | — | — | $545K |
| 2021 | $715K | $657K | $554K | $55 | — | $601K |
| 2020 | $572K | $581K | $571K | — | — | $506K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1,176 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,176
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$691K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kelley Inden (chair); Jasmine Klassen (secretary); Jhennipher Bridgman (director); Cheryl Hodder (treasurer); Elke Taylor (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fireweed Collective Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 861276301RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.