Hands in Service Canada
Charitable organization · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 140946567RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($175,521) as filed with the CRA.
Hands in Service Canada is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $114K in revenue and $176K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations, 47% from other charities. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $52K.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 86% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $223K in 2020 to $114K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
AWARD WINNING VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION. 600 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED FREE FOOD SECURITY AND REFERRAL SERVICE TO LOW INCOME Award winning volunteer organization. 600 volunteers provide free food security and referral service to low income disability mobility and health challenged clients of all ages; basic house keeping and laundry to ages 19 - 65 Energetic Hands: Volunteers are paired with isolated low-income clients aged 1965 who face disability chronic illness or mobility challenges. They provide basic in-home housekeeping and light home support. Youth Action Teams: Adult-led youth (grade 12 …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $114K | $176K | $162K | $400 | — | $166K |
| 2023 | $155K | $173K | $65K | — | — | $227K |
| 2022 | $88K | $173K | $57K | — | — | $494K |
| 2021 | $213K | $179K | — | — | — | $579K |
| 2020 | $223K | $112K | — | — | — | $111K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $52K from 11 charities:
- Traine Charitable Foundation$10K
- Evangel Tabernacle of Kelowna$8,900
- Mark Stober Foundation$7,550
- Central Okanagan Foundation$7,325
- Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) British Columbia$6,000
- Centra Cares Foundation$4,000
- Felsen Foundation$3,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,975
- Courage Foundation$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$963
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$140K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Connie Burgher (board chair); Cathie Harden (board member); June Forman (board member); Lester Mesenbrink (board member); Kirsten Tripke (bookkeeper); Matthew Brinton (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hands in Service Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140946567RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.