Independent Living Vernon Society
Charitable organization · Vernon, British Columbia · BN 139156111RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($289,704) as filed with the CRA.
Independent Living Vernon Society is a charitable organization based in Vernon, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $288K in revenue and $290K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 13% from government, 43% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,800.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 50% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 83% of that peer group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Programs for education peer counselling referrals and support for persons with disabilities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $288K | $290K | $254K | $9,714 | — | $131K |
| 2023 | $286K | $274K | $15K | $947 | — | $133K |
| 2022 | $260K | $235K | $170K | $158 | — | $121K |
| 2021 | $260K | $230K | $162K | $1,677 | — | $97K |
| 2020 | $259K | $216K | $141K | $2,746 | — | $66K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $6,800 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,99912 positions
- Total compensation, all staff$169K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Godal (director); Maggie Lister (treasurer); Leon Schwartz (president); Louise Cain (vice president); Laura Hockman (executive director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Independent Living Vernon Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 139156111RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.