TFL Technology for Living Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 807477070RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($4,811,520) as filed with the CRA.
TFL Technology for Living Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under core health care. 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $5.4M in revenue and $4.8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 16 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $187K.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 40% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (10 positions in that band). The charity reported 20 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Provincial respiratory outreach program (prop) - since 2006 to prop program has provided life-saving breathing and other ventilation devices as well as respiratory therapy for people who meet specific medical criteria and live in their own bc home. Technology for independent living (til) - for over fifty year til has provided assistive technology support to bc adults with severe physical disabilities to improve their independence and employment inclusion in their own communities through technological equipment and ongoing support.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.4M | $4.8M | $4.2M | $1,787 | — | $3M |
| 2023 | $5.3M | $4.1M | $3.5M | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $4.7M | $3.9M | — | — | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $3.9M | $4.1M | $3.2M | — | — | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $4.1M | $3.9M | $3.2M | $1,279 | — | $2.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $187K from 16 charities:
- Praxis Spinal Cord Institute$50K
- British Columbia Rehabilitation Foundation$25K
- The Kinsmen Rehabilitation Foundation of British Columbia$23K
- The Victoria Foundation$18K
- RBC Foundation$15K
- CKNW Kids' Fund$15K
- Canadahelps Canadon$8,988
- Gore Mutual Insurance Company Foundation$8,000
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$7,500
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$5,000
- The McLean Foundation$3,800
- Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen$3,000
- Hylcan Foundation$2,500
- The Hamber Foundation$2,000
- Lohn Foundation$1,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$112
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions20
- Total compensation, all staff$2.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christine Gordon (chair); Anthony Chan (treasurer); Ken Kramer (secretary); Caleb Harrison (member at large); Evan Mutrie (member at large); Jane Stillwell (member at large); Linda McGowan (member at large); Alex Carey (member at large); Chris Marks (member at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from TFL Technology for Living Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 807477070RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.