Seniors First BC Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 898281597RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,775,325) as filed with the CRA.
Seniors First BC Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $1.8M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,808.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 95% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $768K in 2020 to $1.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
The society specializes in providing legal assistance and information to seniors who otherwise would not have access to legal help. In particular the society is geared towards assisting seniors with elder abuse.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.8M | — | — | $91K |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.4M | — | — | $93K |
| 2022 | $960K | $953K | — | — | — | $74K |
| 2021 | $850K | $851K | — | — | — | $67K |
| 2020 | $768K | $782K | — | — | — | $68K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $3,808 from 2 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$3,065
- Vancouver Foundation$743
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
- $40,000–79,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Margaret Ostrowski (vice president); Eric Clavier (president); Christine Jones (secretary); Chelsea Belyk (treasurer); Edward Macaulay (director); Andrea Rolls (director); Gloria Gutman (director); Kevin Smith (director); Rabjeet Wallia (director); Thomas Yoo (director); Vivek Joseph (director); Anthony Kupferschmidt (director); Kenneth Armstrong (director); Curt Van Ardenne (director); Abdul Sana (director); Sam Zeitoun (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Seniors First BC Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898281597RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.