Sparrows Christian Housing Society
Charitable organization · Smithers, British Columbia · BN 889299905RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($158,303) as filed with the CRA.
Sparrows Christian 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 $193K in revenue and $158K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 53% from donations, 28% from government, 11% from other charities. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $584K.
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 71% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $37K in 2020 to $193K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Working to provide maintain and operate independent living facilities for disabled adults. They have filled all six spots in the independent living facility constructed in 2011. The society is responsible for property maintenance group meals and social activities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $193K | $158K | $150K | $7,242 | — | $922K |
| 2023 | $652K | $75K | $71K | $1,143 | — | $887K |
| 2022 | $56K | $42K | $42K | — | — | $310K |
| 2021 | $40K | $36K | $35K | — | — | $296K |
| 2020 | $37K | $43K | $42K | — | — | $292K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $584K from 12 charities:
- Bethesda Christian Association$544K
- Faith Reformed Church of Telkwa (urc-Na)$13K
- Canadian Reformed Church of Smithers$5,255
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$5,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$5,000
- Bethel Reformed Church of Smithers B.C.$4,854
- Canadian Reformed Church of Houston$2,000
- Smithers Christian Reformed Church$1,985
- Christian Reformed Church of Houston$1,281
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,098
- The Christian Reformed Church of Telkwa$607
- Canadahelps Canadon$559
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Warren Vandenberg (chairman); Dana Penninga (secretary); Jody Schouten (treasurer); Lorinda Verhelst (director); David Onderwater (vice chairman); Pierce Clegg (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sparrows Christian Housing Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 889299905RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.