Shekinah Homes Society
Publicly funded institution · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 889142048RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,123,374) as filed with the CRA.
Shekinah Homes Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, 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 $3.1M in revenue and $3.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $12K.
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 47% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 33 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Shekinah is a group home for adult with diverse abilities. Our facility allows for the people we support to live in their own home in a family like environment. Our residential programs include 24hr care meals and household management. We also have day programs that include therapies for mental health physical activity and community involvement.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $2.8M | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $2.9M | $2.9M | $2.6M | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2022 | $3M | $3M | $2.7M | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2021 | $3M | $3M | $2.7M | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $2.8M | $2.6M | $2.4M | — | — | $2.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $12K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9999 positions
- Permanent full-time positions33
- Total compensation, all staff$2.6M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra Bitz (chair); Laura Moore (member at large); Kayla Huggard (secretary); Varsha Salome (member at large); Gunda Urner (member at large); Christina Tromp (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Shekinah Homes Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889142048RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.