Salt Spring Hospice Society
Charitable organization · Salt Spring Island, British Columbia · BN 892178641RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($83,152) as filed with the CRA.
Salt Spring Hospice Society is a charitable organization based in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $81K in revenue and $83K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 65% from donations, 26% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,012.
Compared with 2,855 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 10% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $47K in 2020 to $81K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Vigil sitting: local hospital care homes & one to one at home. Support to those with a chronic or terminal illness as well as their family friends and other care givers. Grief support: one to one and group. On-going support for spouses and relatives after the death of a loved one. Volunteer training: training program for new volunteers
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $81K | $83K | $32K | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $52K | $57K | $11K | — | $0 | $218K |
| 2022 | $55K | $51K | $19K | — | — | $223K |
| 2021 | $153K | $35K | $11K | $3,908 | — | $218K |
| 2020 | $47K | $47K | $11K | — | $5,000 | $100K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $8,012 from 2 charities:
- BenefAction Foundation$5,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,012
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$52K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Nigel Desbottes (treasurer); Lorinne Mackenzie (member at large); Eliane Silverman (member at large); Lauren Wilder (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Salt Spring Hospice Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 892178641RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.