Gi (gastrointestinal) Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 817065352RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($971,392) as filed with the CRA.
Gi (gastrointestinal) Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $986K in revenue and $971K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $83K.
Compared with 1,130 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 39% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 89% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $652K in 2020 to $986K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We provide free information pamphlets and articles to patients healthcare professionals and other interested parties offer public education lectures on GI diseases and disorders produce and distribute the Inside Tract? educational newsletter produce educational videos run an informative educational website and host monthly support groups for patients. Our website and most of our newsletters pamphlets lectures and other educational materials are also available in French.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $986K | $971K | $728K | $88K | — | $130K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $862K | $113K | — | $115K |
| 2022 | $891K | $920K | $817K | — | $1,000 | $102K |
| 2021 | $917K | $768K | $633K | $33K | — | $130K |
| 2020 | $652K | $693K | $556K | $31K | — | -$20K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $83K from 10 charities:
- The Canadian Society of Intestinal Research$75K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,041
- Lohn Foundation$3,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$493
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$388
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$376
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$366
- United Way of Saskatoon and Area$340
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$100
- Centraide Québec Chaudière-Appalaches et Bas-Saint laurent$41
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$594K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Andrew Gray (secretary); Karishma Shelat (director); Laurene Redding (director); Robert Tam (director); Rohan D'Souza (director); Alain Madgin (treasurer); Ronald Goetz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Gi (gastrointestinal) Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 817065352RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.