Ladysmith Family and Friends Society
Charitable organization · Ladysmith, British Columbia · BN 890681596RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($409,564) as filed with the CRA.
Ladysmith Family and Friends Society is a charitable organization based in Ladysmith, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $412K in revenue and $410K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 27% from government, 19% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $176K.
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 39% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 82% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Laff's mandate is to promote an inclusive friendly accessible environment that welcomes children fosters healthy communities and strenghtens families through play-based learning. Laff's early invervention and provention programming is designed to reduce isolation strenthen parenting promote healthy child development provide access to public health within the community and ensure food security that will improve the health and well-being of children and their families. Laff's ongoing programs provide a safe inclusive accessible supportive community environment where parents and care…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $412K | $410K | $341K | $30K | — | $68K |
| 2023 | $449K | $455K | $383K | $30K | — | $65K |
| 2022 | $452K | $466K | $388K | $34K | — | $71K |
| 2021 | $572K | $542K | $475K | $14K | — | $85K |
| 2020 | $357K | $357K | $309K | $14K | — | $55K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $176K from 10 charities:
- Nanaimo Community Foundation$59K
- Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank Society$44K
- Ladysmith Health CARE Auxiliary$30K
- First West Foundation$15K
- United Way British Columbia$15K
- Canadahelps Canadon$10K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,700
- Bridges Home Church Christian Community of Central Vancouver Island$1,500
- Times Colonist Literacy Society$250
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$67
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$197K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Kelsey Den Toom (president); Julie Williams (director); Dorothy Durban (director); Amanda Best (secretary); Pat Ciarniello (treasurer); Nichole Jersey (director); Dianna Fisher (director); Nicole Stainbrook (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Ladysmith Family and Friends Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890681596RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.