M'Akola Housing Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 130637903RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($37,769,651) as filed with the CRA.
M'Akola Housing Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $35.6M in revenue and $37.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from government. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $405K.
Compared with 147 poverty-relief 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 $200,000–249,999 range. The charity reported 102 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The purpose of the society is to help low income aboriginal people obtain suitable housing counselling and identification in an urban environment.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35.6M | $37.8M | $30.5M | — | — | $38.6M |
| 2023 | $31M | $27.6M | $22.3M | — | — | $41.5M |
| 2022 | $26.4M | $29.7M | $24M | — | — | $44M |
| 2021 | $25.6M | $25.8M | $20.8M | — | — | $47.7M |
| 2020 | $26.6M | $27.1M | $21.9M | — | — | $51.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $405K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $200,000–249,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions102
- Total compensation, all staff$6.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bruce Parisian (president); Kolette Cristante (director); Grace Elliot-Nielsen (director); Roger Kishi (secretary); Carl Mashon (treasurer); Nella Nelson (director); David Seymour (vice president); Cyndi Stevens (director); Bruce Underwood (director); Debbie Williams (director); Richard George (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from M'Akola Housing Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130637903RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.