North Shore Multicultural Society
Publicly funded institution · North Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 138484621RR0001 · Educational Organizations Not Elsewhere Categorized
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($7,898,503) as filed with the CRA.
North Shore Multicultural Society is a charitable organization based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under educational organizations not elsewhere categorized. 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 $8M in revenue and $7.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $96K.
Compared with 1,247 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 45% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 78 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.8M in 2020 to $8M in 2024.
In its own words
1. Settlement services - orientation referral translation interpretation 2. Community connections - partnering of new immigrants with established canadians 3. English language testing 4. High school program deliverying workshops around anti-racism diversity and inclusion 5. Linc - language instruction for newcomers to canada 6. Ipals and lets learn together - parents as literacy supports enabling kindergarten aged children to reach their potential 7. Parenting programs in language literary - assist immigrant parents to support their families adapt to canada and improve in english lang…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8M | $7.9M | $6.9M | — | — | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $7M | $6.8M | $5.9M | — | — | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $6.1M | $5.9M | $5.2M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $5.4M | $5.1M | $4.5M | — | — | $908K |
| 2020 | $3.8M | $3.7M | $3.3M | — | — | $594K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $96K from 2 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
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions78
- Total compensation, all staff$6.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from North Shore Multicultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 138484621RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.