Learning Buddies Network of the Lower Mainland Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 801631714RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($479,886) as filed with the CRA.
Learning Buddies Network of the Lower Mainland Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, it reported $552K in revenue and $480K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 25% from donations, 14% from government, 55% from other charities. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $317K.
Compared with 1,764 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $99K in 2020 to $552K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Volunteer tutoring for struggling elementary school children. Learning Buddies Network provides free tutoring in reading and math to BC children who are struggling in these academic areas.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $552K | $480K | $315K | $78K | — | $209K |
| 2023 | $329K | $302K | $246K | $17K | — | $137K |
| 2022 | $173K | $154K | $129K | $3,851 | $0 | $111K |
| 2021 | $147K | $122K | $102K | $6,355 | — | $91K |
| 2020 | $99K | $93K | $75K | — | — | $66K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $317K from 19 charities:
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$75K
- Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation$56K
- CKNW Kids' Fund$50K
- RBC Foundation$24K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$20K
- Face the World Foundation$20K
- Diamond Foundation$12K
- Ames Family Foundation$10K
- Phyliss and Irving Snider Foundation$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$9,572
- GMR Foundation$5,000
- The Dayhu Family Foundation$5,000
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$5,000
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$5,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$4,853
- Taeda Foundation$2,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,230
- The Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation of Canada$1,000
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$241K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Alisa Lipson (founder & president); Margaret Kalaski (vice president); Travis MacDonald (treasurer); Joshua Millard (director); Tina Leung (director); Ian Johnson (director); Peter Schuurman (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Learning Buddies Network of the Lower Mainland Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801631714RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.