Homelessness Services Association of BC
Publicly funded institution · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 875297012RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,200,455) as filed with the CRA.
Homelessness Services Association of BC is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, 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 $2.5M in revenue and $2.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $251.
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 4% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.3M in 2020 to $2.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The society provides support to and enhance the capacity of organizations in bc that serve the homeless and those at risk of homelessness. The society provides training to front line shelter workers throughout the province. There are training workshops webinars teleconferences and annual conference. The society coordinates and implements programs such as extreme weather response program. The society also develops and implements research and evidence-based practices to address the causes and solutions to homelessness.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.5M | $2.2M | $1.3M | — | — | $774K |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $882K | — | — | $412K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $526K | — | — | $529K |
| 2021 | $916K | $923K | $322K | — | — | $280K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $604K | — | — | $286K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $251 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$550K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Grainne Barthe (director at large); Ginna Berg (director at large); Katheryn Cadieux (director at large); Nicolas Des Lauriers (vice-chairperson); Geraldine Dyble (director at large); Kim Galloway (director at large); Tangie Genshorek (director at large); Fraser Holland (chairperson); Lacey Jones (secretary); Christopher Lingstone (treasurer); Annette Morgan (director at large); Lenae Silva (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Homelessness Services Association of BC’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 875297012RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.