Learning Disabilities Society of Greater Vancouver
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 108166307RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,942,417) as filed with the CRA.
Learning Disabilities Society of Greater Vancouver is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under core health care. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3M in revenue and $2.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 44% from donations, 5% from government, 13% from other charities. In 2024, 25 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $855K.
Compared with 453 health charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 78% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 39 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.2M in 2020 to $3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The services include one-to-one tutoring sponsorships for disadvantaged children who require tutoring literacy programs peer leadership programs social skills programs self-help support group for young adults public awareness programs newsletters conferences campaigns.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3M | $2.9M | $2.7M | — | — | $528K |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.1M | — | — | $510K |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $1.9M | — | — | $504K |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.6M | — | — | $489K |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | — | — | $482K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $855K from 25 charities:
- B.C. Social Venture Partners Foundation$225K
- United Way British Columbia$115K
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$60K
- RBC Foundation$50K
- The Annual Foundation$50K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$45K
- Diamond Foundation$40K
- Community Foundations of Canada$40K
- First Light Foundation$25K
- The Cedarhurst Foundation$25K
- Nicola Family Foundation$25K
- Cause We Care Foundation$20K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$20K
- Vancouver Foundation$16K
- Louis Family Foundation$15K
- Munford Family Foundation$15K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$14K
- Angus Reid Institute$13K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$11K
- Aron Charitable Foundation$10K
- LRJ Charitable Foundation$7,500
- Canadahelps Canadon$6,781
- Vancity Community Foundation$5,000
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$1,500
- Christian Stewardship Services$250
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions39
- Total compensation, all staff$1.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gregory Sullivan (president); Kevin Riley (treasurer); Hamlet Abnousi (director); Nancy Perry (director); Shelley Gray (director); Joyce Wagenaar (director/vice chair); David Ferguson (director); Lauren McClanaghan (director); Gina Ungaro (director); Candice Murray (director); Braden Fletcher (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Learning Disabilities Society of Greater Vancouver’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108166307RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.