Metis Community Services Society of BC
Publicly funded institution · Kelowna, British Columbia · BN 867730202RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,353,082) as filed with the CRA.
Metis Community Services Society of BC is a charitable organization based in Kelowna, 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 $3.5M in revenue and $3.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $66K.
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 94% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 31 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $1.8M in 2020 to $3.5M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Providing holistic services that ensure the health and well-being of the métis communities in british columbia.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.5M | $3.4M | $3.3M | — | — | $576K |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $2.8M | $2.4M | — | — | $432K |
| 2022 | $2.2M | — | — | — | — | $139K |
| 2021 | $2.5M | $2.3M | $2M | — | — | $54K |
| 2020 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.4M | — | — | -$99K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $66K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions31
- Total compensation, all staff$2.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brenda Hebert (director); Marlene McDougall (director); Charlotte Connor (secretary); Warren Turner (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Metis Community Services Society of BC’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 867730202RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.