South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre Society
Publicly funded institution · Penticton, British Columbia · BN 819826652RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($127,807) as filed with the CRA.
South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Penticton, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 May 31, 2024, it reported $152K in revenue and $128K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 22% from donations, 69% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $16K.
Compared with 1,147 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
1. Information and resource center for volunteers and non profit staff 2. Outreach to targeted volunteer groups and engaging volunteers in the sector 3. Community leadership 4. Healthy connections – helping senior volunteers connect with volunteering opportunities
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $152K | $128K | $82K | — | — | $58K |
| 2023 | $101K | $103K | $81K | — | — | $34K |
| 2022 | $149K | $163K | $151K | — | — | $36K |
| 2021 | $142K | $126K | $116K | — | — | $49K |
| 2020 | $127K | $127K | $119K | — | — | $33K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $16K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$72K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Laura Turnball (president); Jean Svenson (director); Paul James (director); Paige Schultz (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 819826652RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.