Suomi Housing Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 845163450RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($493,160) as filed with the CRA.
Suomi Housing Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $359K in revenue and $493K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
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 38% of peers.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Organization provides low rent housing to qualified individuals
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2022–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $359K | $493K | $409K | — | — | $2M |
| 2023 | $382K | $2.5M | $455K | — | — | -$1.3M |
| 2022 | $360K | $405K | $391K | — | — | $751K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$165K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Karen Renfors (quarin) (director); John Haavisto (director); Iikka Kaarremaa (director); Brenda Kvist (vice-president); Jyrki Lumme (director); Raimo Vare (president); Michelle Madsen (treasurer); Leena Venalainen (director); Jim Noso (director); Toni Makinen (director); Wendy Hansson (director); Nina De Leon (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Suomi Housing Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 845163450RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.