Namaste Transition to Community Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 134805175RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2020-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($517,948) as filed with the CRA.
Namaste Transition to Community Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, 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 December 31, 2020, it reported $682K in revenue and $518K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 93% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 2,238 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 $40,000–79,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
The society strives to help citizens with mental disabilities be more aware of the community and their environment by providing them with work in and for the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2020
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $682K | $518K | $518K | — | — | $334K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$417K
Schedule 3 of its 2020 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2020)
Brian Howe (president); Sherry Heisterman (vice-president); Vicki Walker (secretary treasurer); Veronica Lansdell (director); Corinne Desjariais (director); Tammy Hopkins (director).
As listed on its 2020 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Namaste Transition to Community Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 134805175RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.