Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre Society
Charitable organization · Sechelt, British Columbia · BN 119145118RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($750,213) as filed with the CRA.
Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Sechelt, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under public amenities. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $726K in revenue and $750K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $5,267.
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 36% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,000 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Sunshine Coast Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $252K in 2020 to $726K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Lunch drama pickleball bridge bus available for travel to group activities outside the centre including taking the ferry to vancouver. Over 40 differrent activities. Activities promote companionship for seniors who often live alone.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $726K | $750K | $548K | $6,805 | $1,000 | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $617K | $595K | $426K | $4,692 | $5,000 | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $379K | $407K | $287K | $641 | $6,727 | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $265K | $305K | $191K | $115 | — | $1.9M |
| 2020 | $252K | $241K | $151K | $1,866 | — | $1.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $5,267 from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$188K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Valerie Galat (secretary); Alison Kowalewski (treasurer); Richard Ward (president); Bert Carswell (vice president); Susan Grenville (director); Jay Alexov (director); Gail Riddle (director); Karen Madsen (director); Birgit Stefani (director); Mark Patterson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119145118RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.