Sher Vancouver LGBTQ Friends Society
Publicly funded institution · Delta, British Columbia · BN 708924097RR0001 · Upholding Human Rights · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($693,529) as filed with the CRA.
Sher Vancouver LGBTQ Friends Society is a charitable organization based in Delta, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under upholding human rights. 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $718K in revenue and $694K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations, 55% from government, 11% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $199K.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $78K in 2021 to $718K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Sher Vancouver is a registered charity. We are trying our best to support the LGBTQ+ community in Metro Vancouver. We aim to reduce the alienation and discrimination of people dealing with sexuality gender and coming-out issues. Everyone is welcome! Our current programs and services include a crisis counselling program youth leadership award peer support groups intake information and referral student practicum and mentorship program impactful and informative film screenings social justice film production developing educational community resources outreach presentations to combat …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $718K | $694K | $673K | — | — | $1,774 |
| 2023 | $337K | $474K | $454K | — | — | -$23K |
| 2022 | $410K | $320K | $316K | — | — | $113K |
| 2021 | $78K | $73K | — | — | — | $24K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $199K from 14 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$45K
- Canadahelps Canadon$45K
- First West Foundation$25K
- Westminster Savings Foundation$25K
- Surreycares Community Foundation$20K
- Canucks for Kids Fund$10K
- RBC Foundation$10K
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation$10K
- Canadian Race Relations Foundation$6,000
- Hylcan Foundation$2,500
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$546
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$485
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$470
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$20
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$203K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Vincent Prasad (secretary-treasurer); Josh Soronow (director); Annie Ohana (vice president); Sunita Mistry (president); Jason Pillay (director); Gurprit Singh (director); Simrat Kaur Mahil (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sher Vancouver LGBTQ Friends Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 708924097RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.