Tetra Society of North America
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 140435108RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($702,455) as filed with the CRA.
Tetra Society of North America is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $702K in revenue and $702K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 51% from government, 37% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $231K.
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 45% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Throughout 2024 the Tetra Society of North America’s more than 300 volunteers designed created modified and adapted 219 assistive devices for people with disabilities across Canada. Over the year they responded to 412 requests for help from individuals with disabilities. The devices created by Tetra volunteers support clients in various settings including home work school and recreation. These devices range from adapted gardening planters to ergonomic workstations altered curling equipment and much more. In 2024 Tetra’s clients ranged in age from 1 to 97 years old. Additionally Te…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $702K | $702K | $595K | $16K | — | -$5,524 |
| 2023 | $593K | $599K | $544K | $6,199 | — | -$5,392 |
| 2022 | $597K | $623K | $545K | $18K | — | -$6,059 |
| 2021 | $724K | $679K | $605K | $17K | — | $20K |
| 2020 | $903K | $903K | $803K | $25K | $906 | -$25K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $231K from 9 charities:
- Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation$153K
- Canadahelps Canadon$22K
- Canadahelps Canadon$22K
- The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation$20K
- Hamilton Community Foundation$6,800
- Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation$3,000
- The Harry P Ward Foundation/la Fondation Harry P Ward$2,500
- The Calgary Foundation$700
- The Georgina Foundation$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$399K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Leonard Lye (director); Michelle Amerie (vice chair); Keith Macdonald (director); Ean Price (director); Joy Hayden (sectretary-treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Tetra Society of North America’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140435108RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.