Groundswell Education Society
Publicly funded institution · Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 841603046RR0001 · Teaching Institutions
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($88,074) as filed with the CRA.
Groundswell Education Society is a charitable organization based in Coquitlam, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 June 30, 2024, it reported $18K in revenue and $88K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 23% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $121K.
Compared with 673 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 73% of peers.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $374K in 2020 to $18K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
The EXPLORE program is now called Leadership for Social Change. We infuse of social environmental and economic justice into our curriculum and work with people who have barriers to access and who want to contribute to positive social change with their work. We support people to articulate their values uncover their strengths and practice their agency to work towards making the changes they want to see in their communities through self-employment small business non-profits cooperatives and community initiatives. The program offers skill training and practice in adaptability communica…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $88K | $87K | — | — | $5,013 |
| 2023 | $204K | $155K | $153K | $0 | $0 | $76K |
| 2022 | $150K | $213K | $208K | — | — | $26K |
| 2021 | $371K | $324K | $319K | — | — | $90K |
| 2020 | $374K | $383K | $383K | — | — | $42K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $121K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sangeeta Subramanian (board member); Elena Yugai (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Groundswell Education Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 841603046RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.