Hope Action Values Ethics Culinary Training Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 854648755RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($4,097,488) as filed with the CRA.
Hope Action Values Ethics Culinary Training Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $4.5M in revenue and $4.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 27% from government. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $45K.
Compared with 299 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 95% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 21 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.3M in 2020 to $4.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Have provides an 8 week training program (at no cost to students) which incorporates life skills and occupational training to prep cook level. The program is for individuals who have barriers which prevent them from obtaining employment through normal channels. After successful completion of the program each student has assistance in preparing a resume and obtaining employment. Due to the pandemic have has had to switch it’s model. Have now employs students including students under the government peer program to work in the kitchen preparing food for catering orders. When available assi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.5M | $4.1M | $4.1M | — | — | $2.3M |
| 2023 | $4.5M | $4.3M | $4.2M | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $3.9M | $3.5M | $3.5M | — | — | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $2.3M | $2.2M | — | — | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.3M | — | — | $820K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $45K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions21
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Janice Walsh (director); Ian Tostenson (director); Amber Anderson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Hope Action Values Ethics Culinary Training Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 854648755RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.