Surrey Christmas Bureau Society
Charitable organization · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 874594716RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($475,933) as filed with the CRA.
Surrey Christmas Bureau Society is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $435K in revenue and $476K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 42% from donations, 9% from government, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $255K.
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 35% 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 6 names.
In its own words
We distribute grocery vouchers toys warm clothing and household items to nearly 2 000 low income families residing in our city. Volunteers apply and form a corps of 187 people who support the society. These volunteers pre-screen and register eligible families who then receive donations of toys gifts and other useful items. A toy depot warehouse is sourced each year and we occupy it for several months where we set up offices and move in shelving so that we can set up and distribute the donations we receive. Of the nearly 2 000 families accepted each year nearly 500 are matched with other b…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $435K | $476K | $383K | $7,590 | — | $307K |
| 2023 | $457K | $488K | $396K | $4,212 | — | $308K |
| 2022 | $420K | $426K | $339K | $2,355 | — | $334K |
| 2021 | $506K | $356K | $262K | — | — | $383K |
| 2020 | $441K | $436K | $366K | $5,134 | — | $195K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $255K from 10 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$89K
- Canadahelps Canadon$89K
- CKNW Kids' Fund$40K
- United Way British Columbia$30K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,959
- The Hamber Foundation$2,000
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$779
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$300
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$136
- Surrey Fire Fighters Charitable Society—
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$85K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Bonnie Burnside (chair); Penny Priddy (vice chair); Tony Miles (treasurer); Suzanne Barton (director); Alex Bacot (director); Sharon Goldberg (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Surrey Christmas Bureau Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 874594716RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.