'ksan House Society
Publicly funded institution · Terrace, British Columbia · BN 118987478RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($9,814,551) as filed with the CRA.
'ksan House Society is a charitable organization based in Terrace, 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 $9.8M in revenue and $9.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 81% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $50K.
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 81% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 64 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $5M in 2020 to $9.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Terrace emergency shelter: short term shelter to the homeless terrace transition house: short term shelter to women and children fleeing abuse sexual assault centre: counseling and public awareness events stop violence against women: counseling and public awareness events mental health: manage three housing units for mental health patients terra nova housing: subsidized low income housing outreach from terrace emergency shelter children who witness abuse: counseling women’s outreach: for women and children suffering abuse supportive recovery: shelter for recovering substance abuse an…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.8M | $9.8M | $9.4M | — | — | $8.7M |
| 2023 | $8.5M | $8.5M | $8.1M | — | — | $8.7M |
| 2022 | $6.7M | $7.1M | $6.8M | — | — | $8.9M |
| 2021 | $6.4M | $6.6M | $6.1M | — | — | $9.3M |
| 2020 | $5M | $5.1M | $4.4M | — | — | $9.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $50K from 10 charities:
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$30K
- Mazon Canada$14K
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$1,527
- Terrace Evangelical Free Church$1,060
- Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health$1,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$919
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$590
- The Tenaquip Foundation$544
- Fondation RONA$320
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$153
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions64
- Total compensation, all staff$6.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Valerie Gauvin (board chair); Laureen Angus (board member); Adelle Cober (board member); Brad Reid (board member); Karen McMurray (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from 'ksan House Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118987478RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.