Residences for Independent Living Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119025195RR0001 · Supportive Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,444,999) as filed with the CRA.
Residences for Independent Living Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under supportive health care. 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 $4.3M in revenue and $4.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,199.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 14 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
To research develop operate and promote community living opportunities for adults with disabilities. Operates a 24-bed residence for adults with disabilities provide personal care dietary laundry housekeeping and thereputic recreation services; also operates 20 self-contained apartments 10 of which are for people with disabilities. Ongoing care and support are provided for individuals with disabilities to live in their own apartments.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.3M | $4.4M | $4.4M | — | — | -$107K |
| 2023 | $4.1M | $4.2M | $4.2M | — | — | -$16K |
| 2022 | $3.8M | $3.9M | $3.6M | $47 | — | $52K |
| 2021 | $3.6M | $3.5M | $3.2M | $12 | — | $157K |
| 2020 | $3.2M | $3.3M | $3M | $21K | — | $180K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2,199 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions14
- Total compensation, all staff$3.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ross Allen (chair); John Mao (director); Mike Weiss (vice chair); Simon So (secretary); Janice Hicks (director); Steve Wiens (treasurer); Andrew Tong (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Residences for Independent Living Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119025195RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.