McLaren Housing Society of British Columbia
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 107683328RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,634,198) as filed with the CRA.
McLaren Housing Society of British Columbia is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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, 2024, it reported $4.9M in revenue and $4.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 79% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $61K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 21 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Mclaren housing society provides housing & support services to individuals & families living with hiv/aids to pursue improved health increased independence and a greater sense of community. We manage 2 buildings totalling 142 units. Through donations fundraising and provincial grants we provide subsidies to 250+ client participants living in the vancouver lower mainland and other areas of bc.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.9M | $4.6M | $4.2M | — | — | $8.7M |
| 2023 | $4.4M | $4.3M | — | — | — | $8.4M |
| 2022 | $4.3M | $4.2M | — | — | — | $8.3M |
| 2021 | $4.2M | $4.1M | — | — | — | $8.2M |
| 2020 | $4.9M | $3.9M | — | — | — | $9.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $61K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions21
- Total compensation, all staff$1.4M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Hoche (president); Lindsay Wyant (treasurer); Marissa Mar (member at large); Willow King; Dale Buote (vice president); Graeme Boyd (member at large); Susan Levang (member at large); Rob O'Dea (secretary); Barbe Pickering (member at large); Flavia Mpagi (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from McLaren Housing Society of British Columbia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107683328RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.