Port Alberni Friendship Center
Publicly funded institution · Port Alberni, British Columbia · BN 118780188RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($5,868,601) as filed with the CRA.
Port Alberni Friendship Center is a charitable organization based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. 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 $8.7M in revenue and $5.9M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 74% from government, 10% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $62K.
Compared with 276 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 78% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 59 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.6M in 2020 to $8.7M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
The organization is a registered society and not-for-profit organization which owns a centre with admin. Officesm program rooms drop in centre and recreational facilities. Programs include: - family crisis / outreach / alcohol & drug / and legal information counselling - recreational / cultural / youth / educational / and employment training programs - health referral and health transportation support services - family literacy programs and daycare facilities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.7M | $5.9M | $4.8M | $134K | — | $8.4M |
| 2023 | $4.3M | $3.3M | $2.1M | — | — | $5.5M |
| 2022 | $4.4M | $3.1M | $2.1M | $500 | — | $4.5M |
| 2021 | $3.5M | $3.2M | $2.1M | $310 | — | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $3.6M | $3.4M | $2.3M | $2,777 | — | $2.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $62K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions59
- Total compensation, all staff$3.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Richard Samuel (chair); John Barney (treasurer/secretary); Kelly Sport (2nd vice chair); Sharean Van Volsen (director); Agnes Keitlah (director); Roman Frank (1st vice chair); Alice Sam (director); Leslie Taylor (director); Sasha Pielak (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Port Alberni Friendship Center’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118780188RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.