Gulf Islands Families Together Society
Publicly funded institution · Saltspring Island, British Columbia · BN 867253833RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($311,058) as filed with the CRA.
Gulf Islands Families Together Society is a charitable organization based in Saltspring Island, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $304K in revenue and $311K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $41K.
Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
School and recreational program for physically and developmentally handicapped teens and young adults. Transition from high school to community programs. Advocacy for families with a family member who is physically and developmentally challenged
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $304K | $311K | — | — | — | $398K |
| 2023 | $287K | $281K | $249K | — | — | $406K |
| 2022 | $331K | $315K | $291K | — | — | $373K |
| 2021 | $265K | $257K | $226K | — | — | $384K |
| 2020 | $324K | $336K | $296K | — | — | $370K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $41K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$253K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Chris Joyson (director); Ethel Magnus (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Gulf Islands Families Together Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867253833RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.