Seymour Heights Play-Based Programs Association
Publicly funded institution · North Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 133412056RR0001 · Teaching Institutions · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($312,823) as filed with the CRA.
Seymour Heights Play-Based Programs Association is a charitable organization based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under teaching institutions. 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 $320K in revenue and $313K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $914 in 2020, the largest being $534 to Ronald McDonald House Canada / Maison Ronald McDonald Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 2 names.
In its own words
The association operates a parent participation child care facility offering a play-based educational program for children three to five years of age. Enrollment options include half-day or full-day preschool. The association also educates parents and caregivers through their participation in the classroom and in sessions featuring relevant educational speakers and workshops on child development and family life. Member volunteers assist in managing the operation of the association and also participate daily at the facility typically contributing more than 5 000 volunteer hours annually
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $320K | $313K | $309K | — | — | $187K |
| 2023 | $280K | $280K | $276K | — | — | $162K |
| 2022 | $247K | $250K | $244K | — | — | $166K |
| 2021 | $207K | $188K | $227K | — | — | $168K |
| 2020 | $244K | $233K | $227K | $1,264 | $915 | $149K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2020
Granted $914 to 2 qualified donees:
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
- $1–39,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$228K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Wally Ho (president); Danielle Sissons (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Seymour Heights Play-Based Programs Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133412056RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.