Kootenay Kids Society
Publicly funded institution · Nelson, British Columbia · BN 131274110RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,773,150) as filed with the CRA.
Kootenay Kids Society is a charitable organization based in Nelson, 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 $3M in revenue and $2.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,972.
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 96% of peers. The charity reported 55 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.9M in 2020 to $3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Family Place: Strong start Life after birth Pregnancy outreach program Indigenous Family Support. Childcare centers: Early Care and Learning Center Silver King Childcare Center Child Care Resource and Referral. Pediatric Therapy (physical therapy occupational therapy).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3M | $2.8M | $2.8M | — | — | $1M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $2.6M | $2.6M | — | — | $843K |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.2M | — | — | $719K |
| 2021 | $2.1M | $1.9M | $1.9M | — | — | $283K |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M | — | — | $75K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,972 from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions55
- Total compensation, all staff$2.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alison Salo (director); Robin Rowley (chair); Skye-Lea Farr (director); Maggie Keczan (vice-chair); Erin Rouse (secretary); Kate Miers (director); John Bowden (director); Jen Howton (tresurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Kootenay Kids Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131274110RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.