Okanagan Commemorative Pioneer Cultural Society
Charitable organization · Vernon, British Columbia · BN 107793192RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,110,120) as filed with the CRA.
Okanagan Commemorative Pioneer Cultural Society is a charitable organization based in Vernon, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from government.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (5 positions in that band). The charity reported 8 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Provides subsidized housing with operating agreements with BC housing to low income seniors. Society provides breakfast and soup dinner as well as 2 parties per year. Christmas and Summer
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $995K | — | — | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1M | $909K | — | — | $279K |
| 2022 | $1M | $932K | $827K | — | — | -$136K |
| 2021 | $994K | $921K | $813K | — | — | $0 |
| 2020 | $971K | $863K | $766K | — | — | -$1.9M |
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:
- $40,000–79,9995 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions8
- Total compensation, all staff$349K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Melanie O'Hara-Hutchinson (board member); Debra Faris-Gernat (vice president); Art Lheureux (board member); Arnold Ternowski (board member); Colleen Bednarick (board member); Jacoba D'Agosto (president); Dale Hofer (board member); Maureen McCREIGHT (board member); Netta Brown (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Okanagan Commemorative Pioneer Cultural Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107793192RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.