Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association
Publicly funded institution · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 888555042RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($10,868,053) as filed with the CRA.
Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. 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 $11.3M in revenue and $10.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $923K.
Compared with 733 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 97% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 209 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5.6M in 2020 to $11.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Administration bcaafc organizational capacity bcaafc - first citizen fund bcaafc - provincial capacity bcaafc - dont panic eat bannock contingency fund rina m biden fund bcaafc - circle of birth keepers bcaafc - welcome home bcaafc - student support learning program mcfd - anysh canada learning bond iyun coordinator urgent needs jumpstart community development grant siyac mcfd - indigenous youth services (iys) rosewood apt project pcrs youth addictions youth activities - other home depot clbc mcfd - aecd & culture night mcfd - aidp & enhance ahsbc ielcc swahsuk pre…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.3M | $10.9M | $10.8M | — | — | $5.5M |
| 2023 | $8.8M | $8.6M | $7.7M | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $7.1M | $7.1M | $6.3M | — | — | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $7.4M | $7.1M | $6.4M | — | — | -$27.8M |
| 2020 | $5.6M | $5.6M | $5.1M | — | — | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $923K from 16 charities:
- The National Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation of Canada$463K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$218K
- Vancity Community Foundation$94K
- The Home Depot Canada Foundation$75K
- BC Women's Health Foundation$16K
- United Way British Columbia$15K
- Rina M. Bidin Foundation$12K
- The Home Depot Canada Foundation$6,810
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,164
- Vancity Community Foundation$5,000
- The Home Depot Canada Foundation$4,619
- Arbor Memorial Foundation$3,500
- First West Foundation$2,500
- Vancity Community Foundation$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$717
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$156
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
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions209
- Total compensation, all staff$5.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ted Swan (president); Phillip Hall (director); Irene Adams (director); Albert Eppinga (treasurer); Shirley Ivanauskas-Ward (director); Cynthia Jim (director); Jennifer Larue (director at large); Lloyd Martin (cultural - spiritual advisor); Samantha Jack (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 888555042RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.