Himalayan Life Canada
Charitable organization · North Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 816206429RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-02-28. Split of total expenditures ($1,168,616) as filed with the CRA.
Himalayan Life Canada is a charitable organization based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending February 28, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 53% from donations, 44% from other charities. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $323K.
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 41% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $703K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024.
In its own words
To relieve poverty and improve the quality of life of poor and needy persons in developing nations. To protect nurture and educate the children of the Himalayas.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $985K | $97K | — | $320K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $873K | $123K | — | $246K |
| 2022 | $761K | $665K | $473K | $99K | — | $220K |
| 2021 | $853K | $865K | $669K | $87K | — | $123K |
| 2020 | $703K | $832K | $554K | $107K | — | $192K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $323K from 19 charities:
- Canary Foundation$90K
- The Charis Foundation$40K
- Resonate Christian Church$40K
- Canadahelps Canadon$27K
- Canadahelps Canadon$27K
- Tamara Foundation$25K
- Lagniappe Foundation$15K
- The Way Church$14K
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$12K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$9,000
- The Bridge Community Church of North Vancouver$5,300
- The Bruendl Foundation$5,000
- Granville Chapel$3,500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$2,970
- Sisters of Charity Mount Saint Vincent$2,500
- Ladner Gospel Assembly$2,400
- Hillside Baptist Church$1,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$750
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$485
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$148K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Himalayan Life Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 816206429RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.