Richmond Cares Richmond Gives Society
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 119119055RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,379,320) as filed with the CRA.
Richmond Cares Richmond Gives Society is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $2.4M in revenue and $2.4M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 32% from government, 48% from other charities. In 2024, 13 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $512K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 53% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
1) Through our Information & Volunteer Centre we connect Richmond residents to their community in two ways: by providing comprehensive information on the many community services and resources available and by promoting and facilitating volunteerism. 2) Our Child Care Resource & Referral Centre (CCRR) helps parents find child care that meets their needs and supports care providers in offering safe nurturing quality programs. The CCRR also operates the Richmond Early Years Library. 3) The Richmond Christmas Fund assists low-income residents during the holiday season. 4) Our Seniors Commu…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.1M | $83K | — | $71K |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2M | $115K | $6,400 | $71K |
| 2022 | $2M | $2M | $1.8M | $74K | $18K | $71K |
| 2021 | $2M | $2M | $1.8M | $78K | $35K | $71K |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $84K | — | $66K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $512K from 13 charities:
- United Way British Columbia$439K
- Richmond Community Foundation$43K
- North Shore Community Resources Society$7,804
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$7,607
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$4,487
- Canada Gives$3,000
- The Hamber Foundation$2,000
- Buddha's Light International Association - Vancouver$1,200
- Rotary Richmond Foundation$1,000
- Rotary Club of Steveston-Richmond Charitable Society$1,000
- South Arm United Church$869
- Canadahelps Canadon$523
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$100
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christine Campbell (treasurer); Richard Duff (past chair); Lawrence Portigal (vice chair); Jat Puri (chair); Rebecca Swaim (vice chair); Ray Yu-Jui Wang (director); Antony Wang (director); Lisa Wong (director); Melissa Zhang (director); Jonathon Wong (director); Leon Chew (director); Traci Corr (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Richmond Cares Richmond Gives Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119119055RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.