Revelstoke Women's Shelter Society
Publicly funded institution · Revelstoke, British Columbia · BN 119117893RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($656,369) as filed with the CRA.
Revelstoke Women's Shelter Society is a charitable organization based in Revelstoke, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $583K in revenue and $656K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $31K.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 37% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Operating a 24 hour crisis hot-line for women who are victims of domestic violence. Providing financial and logistical support. Educating individuals about how to prevent domestic violence in revelstoke area. Providing shelter and services to women who are victims of violence in revelstoke area. Provide a transition program helping victims of violence get back into the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $583K | $656K | $532K | — | — | $158K |
| 2023 | $599K | $605K | $518K | — | — | $198K |
| 2022 | $544K | $470K | $402K | — | — | $230K |
| 2021 | $559K | $561K | $493K | — | — | $155K |
| 2020 | $439K | $465K | $397K | — | — | $157K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $31K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,99912 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$415K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Megan Irving (secretary); Lisa Lamothe (board chair); Valerie Duhamel (director); Kelly McWilliams (director); Hannah Rawlings (secretary); Siobhan O'Connor (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Revelstoke Women's Shelter Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119117893RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.