South Vancouver Island Housing Society
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 107997488RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($3,189,609) as filed with the CRA.
South Vancouver Island Housing Society is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $3.7M in revenue and $3.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from government. In 2023, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 1,125 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 17 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The society operates legion manor victoria with a mandate to facilitate the development and operation of affordable housing of adults 55 years and older and gives priority to naval and military veterans and their spouses. To provide independent and supportive living facilities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.7M | $3.2M | $3M | — | — | $7.4M |
| 2023 | $3.5M | $2.8M | $2.7M | — | — | $6.7M |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $2.8M | $2.7M | — | — | $5.6M |
| 2021 | $3.4M | $2.9M | $2.6M | — | — | $5.6M |
| 2020 | $3.8M | $2.5M | $2.4M | — | — | $5.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Received $20K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions17
- Total compensation, all staff$1.5M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ken Holding (director); Rod Hughes (president/treasurer); Terri Orser (secretary); Peter Meyer (director); Tim Black (director); John Espley (vice president); Karen Morgan (director); Dave Sinclair (past president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from South Vancouver Island Housing Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107997488RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.