Portuguese Cultural Centre of B.C.
Charitable organization · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 136090065RR0001 · Public Amenities
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($384,451) as filed with the CRA.
Portuguese Cultural Centre of B.C. is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $434K in revenue and $384K in expenditures.
Compared with 1,296 public-amenity charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $10K in 2023, the largest being $5,000 to Surrey Food Bank Society. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Provide a meeting place and social activities for portuguese canadian citizens.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $434K | $384K | $363K | — | — | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $363K | $322K | $279K | — | $10K | $3.3M |
| 2022 | $171K | $169K | $149K | — | $350 | $3.2M |
| 2021 | $95K | $190K | $174K | $2,190 | $200 | $3.2M |
| 2020 | $346K | $311K | $280K | — | $6,000 | $3.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $10K to 3 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$13K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Maria Jose De Sousa (director); Antonio Alberto Dos Santos Capela (president); Maria Oliveira (director); Helena Resendes (vice president); Carlos Pedro (director); Celia McTaggart (secretary/treasurer); Sèrgio Calado (director); Margaret Giacomello (director); Belminda Cordeiro Vitoria (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Portuguese Cultural Centre of B.C.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 136090065RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.