Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia Society
Publicly funded institution · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 121683916RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,457,992) as filed with the CRA.
Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia Society is a charitable organization based in Burnaby, 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 $8.6M in revenue and $8.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 9% from donations, 58% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 11 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $76K.
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 36% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 24 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $3.3M in 2020 to $8.6M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Sparc bc works with communities to build a just and healthy society for all through: 1) operating the parking permit program forpeople with disabilities 2) conducting social policy research and delivering community development education that includes workshopsthroughout british columbia 3) providing research planning and consulting services around social issues to non-profitorganizations municipalities first nations and other levels of government.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.6M | $8.5M | $7.3M | $111K | — | $2.9M |
| 2023 | $7.3M | $7.3M | $6.1M | $85K | — | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $6.3M | $6.3M | $5.3M | $77K | — | $2.8M |
| 2021 | $6.6M | $6.2M | $4.9M | $152K | — | $2.8M |
| 2020 | $3.3M | $3M | $2M | $15K | — | $2.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $76K from 11 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$31K
- Canadahelps Canadon$31K
- Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children$10K
- Vancity Community Foundation$2,259
- Vancity Community Foundation$1,090
- Community Foundation of the North Okanagan$348
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$168
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$100
- My Charity Fund$72
- Lohana Cultural Association of British Columbia$50
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$10
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
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions24
- Total compensation, all staff$2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Shelley Cook (director); Margaret Coombes (director); Wes Hewitt (president); Fraser Holland (director); Sheila Lewis (director); Beverly Onischak (director); Christene Walsh (vice president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 121683916RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.