Living Positive Resource Centre Okanagan
Publicly funded institution · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 896435070RR0001 · Supportive Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($604,383) as filed with the CRA.
Living Positive Resource Centre Okanagan is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. 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, 2023, it reported $456K in revenue and $604K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 92% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $40K.
Compared with 745 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. 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 4 names.
In its own words
Provide hiv/aids & hep c awareness provide hiv/aids & hep c education provide assistance to individuals living with and/or at risk of hiv/aids & hep c and other blood borne infections (bbis) provide outreach and programming to populations considered to be at a higher than normal risk of contracting hiv hcv and other bbis hosting of events/fundraisers to raise funds to be used for hiv/aids * hep c awareness education & assistance.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $456K | $604K | $471K | — | — | -$173K |
| 2022 | $420K | $577K | $453K | — | — | -$89K |
| 2021 | $533K | $549K | $417K | — | — | $68K |
| 2020 | $373K | $459K | $384K | — | — | $84K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $40K from 3 charities:
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$337K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Melanie Willson (board secretary); Neil Self (president); Kristin Stratulat (treasurer); Jonathan Marks (member).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Living Positive Resource Centre Okanagan’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 896435070RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.