Nesting Place Society
Charitable organization · Courtenay, British Columbia · BN 889587267RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($132,141) as filed with the CRA.
Nesting Place Society is a charitable organization based in Courtenay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $92K in revenue and $132K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 40% from donations, 12% from government, 46% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $36K.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 33% 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 6 names.
In its own words
Practical support: resource room pregnancy tests formula clothing groceries etc.; recovery programs: grief recovery program loss death relationship difficulties etc.; prevention programs: helping children with loss educational programs to equip pastors teachers and support staff to help young people process grief; options support: meeting with a support worker to discuss parenting abortion and adoption.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $92K | $132K | $112K | — | — | $258K |
| 2023 | $131K | $140K | $98K | $21K | — | $293K |
| 2022 | $102K | — | $81K | $17K | — | $302K |
| 2021 | $101K | $104K | $73K | $16K | — | $322K |
| 2020 | $124K | $85K | $60K | $13K | — | $318K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $36K from 13 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$14K
- The Shawana Foundation$5,000
- John Hardie Mitchell Family Foundation$3,000
- Living Hope of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$2,500
- The John & Ellie Voortman Charitable Foundation$2,500
- Arlin Foundation$2,000
- Courtenay Fellowship Baptist Church$2,000
- Elim Gospel Chapel$1,200
- Central Evangelical Free Church of Comox Valley$1,145
- Lohn Foundation$1,000
- The John & Ellie Voortman Charitable Foundation$1,000
- Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church of Courtenay British Columbia$440
- Living Hope of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada$225
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$94K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Roanne Miles (secretary); Lisa Tukker (member); James Hamilton (member); Donna Hamilton (chair); Colleen Ellison (treasurer); Lynda Hamilton (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Nesting Place Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889587267RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.