Okanagan Quality Life Society (QLS)
Charitable organization · Vernon, British Columbia · BN 135866432RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($18,742) as filed with the CRA.
Okanagan Quality Life Society (QLS) 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 $18K in revenue and $19K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 15% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $4,000.
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 34% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Our mission is to provide persons with disabilities seniors in care facilities and members of seniors’ centres in the greater Vernon area the opportunity to enjoy therapeutic outings on beautiful Lake Okanagan. We provide one- to two-hour pontoon boat trips on the Vernon arm of Okanagan Lake. From June 1 to Sept 30 the program runs pre-scheduled trips Monday through Friday. Operating under the regulations and approval of Transport Canada our 50 volunteer captains are licensed trained and have standard first aid with CPR/AED. They make the safety and comfort of our special passengers a prio…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18K | $19K | $16K | — | — | $61K |
| 2023 | $31K | $27K | $26K | — | — | $43K |
| 2022 | $14K | $3,826 | — | — | — | $62K |
| 2021 | $1,359 | $1,256 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $15K | $11K | $8,166 | — | — | — |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $4,000 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Norm Armstrong (director); Dale Dunlop (secretary/treasurer); Nicole Lacroix (director); Chris Smith (director); Dave Connolly (president); Norm McKinlay (director); John Pettigrew (director); Corrie vanDyk (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Okanagan Quality Life Society (QLS)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 135866432RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.