Han Knakst Tsitxw (helping Hands) Society
Publicly funded institution · Lytton, British Columbia · BN 890412398RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($976,703) as filed with the CRA.
Han Knakst Tsitxw (helping Hands) Society is a charitable organization based in Lytton, 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 $1.3M in revenue and $977K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,500.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 46% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $636K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
To provide a safe home for women and children in crisis or who witness abuse.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.3M | $977K | $868K | — | — | $655K |
| 2023 | $916K | $875K | $744K | — | — | $308K |
| 2022 | $665K | $669K | $573K | — | — | $268K |
| 2021 | $772K | $750K | $666K | — | — | $272K |
| 2020 | $636K | $631K | $566K | — | — | $249K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $3,500 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$525K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Deborah Abbott (president); Romona Baxter (director); Josie Froste (director); Theresa Michelle (director); Rhonda Munro (director); Christine Wilson (director); Tina Draney (director); Angie Mitchell (director); Rolene Edwards (director); Cheryl Davidson (director); Diane Thomas (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Han Knakst Tsitxw (helping Hands) Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890412398RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.