Smithers & Area Housing Society
Charitable organization · Smithers, British Columbia · BN 886882000RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($245,793) as filed with the CRA.
Smithers & Area Housing Society is a charitable organization based in Smithers, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $279K in revenue and $246K in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $46.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 4% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 76% of that peer group. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1.6M in 2020 to $279K in 2024.
In its own words
We co-operated with a Bottle Recycling depot and operated other recycling cardboard paper Styrofoam. We provide employment opportunities for individuals with mental & physical disabilities of challenges. In addition we raise awareness and provide education to the community about recycling. We are gathering information for building more low to moderate housing in the community with a focus on housing for individuals with mental and physical challenges. We provide a little low income housing now but are looking into purchasing and developing property permitting and legalities with provi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $279K | $246K | $34K | $200 | — | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $503K | $382K | $336K | $200 | $9,206 | $2.7M |
| 2022 | $367K | $477K | $239K | $200 | $13K | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $302K | $242K | — | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $272K | $0 | $0 | — | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $46 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$56K
Schedule 3 of its 2022 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Smithers & Area Housing Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 886882000RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.