Habitat for Humanity Victoria
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 890604135RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,153,123) as filed with the CRA.
Habitat for Humanity Victoria is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $4M in revenue and $4.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 6% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $343K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 22 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $5,000 in 2024, the largest being $5,000 to Habitat for Humanity Canada/habitat pour l'Humanité Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $6M in 2020 to $4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Mobilize community partners to construct homes for families in need of safe decent and aff ordable housing. Provide homeowner training and support and engage volunteers in a variety of duties. Operate a social enterprise the ReStore to fund the operations of the charity through the selling of new and gently used furnishings building materials and home goods.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4M | $4.2M | $1.6M | $95K | $5,000 | $9.5M |
| 2023 | $6.5M | $7.1M | $4.6M | $174K | $5,000 | $9M |
| 2022 | $2.9M | $2.7M | $534K | $126K | $18K | $6.8M |
| 2021 | $4.3M | $2.6M | $584K | $105K | $5,000 | $6.6M |
| 2020 | $6M | $2.9M | $825K | $99K | $5,000 | $5.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $343K from 12 charities:
- Habitat for Humanity Canada/habitat pour l'Humanité Canada$207K
- Canadahelps Canadon$44K
- Canadahelps Canadon$44K
- The Victoria Foundation$33K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$6,127
- David Charitable Trust$2,500
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$1,892
- Fondation RONA$1,386
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$1,300
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,000
- Christian Stewardship Services$500
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$381
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
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions22
- Total compensation, all staff$1.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Fern Schultz (vice president); Wes Shoemaker (president); Jane Johnston (director); Sharlet Poole (director); William King (treasurer); Jennifer To (secretary); Marcus Handman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Habitat for Humanity Victoria’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890604135RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.