The Children's Family House Society of B.C.
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119222404RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($8,008,980) as filed with the CRA.
The Children's Family House Society of B.C. is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $11.9M in revenue and $8M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 38% from donations, 16% from other charities. In 2024, 75 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2.5M.
Compared with 147 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 6% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $250,000–299,999 range. The charity reported 46 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $7M in 2020 to $11.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
When parents have a child who is battling a serious illness and the specialized care required is hours from home the situation can feel overwhelming. For over 35 years it has been our mission to offer accommodation that keeps children and families close to that specialized care and an incredible community of support. We’re here to keep families together when it matters most. We have a 73-bedroom house with services available for families conveniently located near BC Children’s Hospital. RMH BC also operates a Family Room in Surrey Memorial Hospital. RMH BC is a place filled with hope and l…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.9M | $8M | $4.6M | $1.3M | — | $58.3M |
| 2023 | $8.8M | $7.2M | $4.2M | $1.5M | — | $54.4M |
| 2022 | $6.2M | $6.7M | $4.3M | $1.5M | — | $52.8M |
| 2021 | $9.7M | $5.6M | $3.6M | $1.3M | — | $53.2M |
| 2020 | $7M | $5M | $3.2M | $1.1M | — | $49.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $2.5M from 75 charities:
- Ronald McDonald House Canada / Maison Ronald McDonald Canada$1.4M
- Centra Cares Foundation$105K
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$80K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$55K
- Fondation Philantra Philantra Foundation$50K
- Kaatza Foundation$50K
- The Andrew Mahon Foundation$50K
- Open Bible Chapel Foundation$50K
- The Arnold and Anita Silber Family Foundation$50K
- Conconi Family Foundation$40K
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$37K
- John Deere Foundation of Canada$35K
- Surrey Hospitals Foundation$30K
- Aqueduct Foundation$29K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$27K
- Canadahelps Canadon$26K
- Canadahelps Canadon$26K
- Green Municipal Fund$25K
- J&M Longo Family Foundation$25K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$23K
- Diamond Foundation$20K
- ZLC Foundation$20K
- Central Okanagan Foundation$15K
- The Rix Family Foundation$15K
- Vancouver Fire Fighters' Charitable Society$14K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $250,000–299,9991 position
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- $120,000–159,9993 positions
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions46
- Total compensation, all staff$3.8M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Linda Lemke (chair); Anita Yuk (secretary); Michelle Duke (director); Robyn Smith (director); Lori Podnevar (treasurer); Christy Hay (director); Vincent Chow (director); Niels Bednarczyk (director); Don Davies (director); Mike Rampf (director); Jesse Xin (director); Andy Bates (director); Catherine Chick (director); Paul Hagel (director); Lori Pinkowski (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Children's Family House Society of B.C.’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119222404RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.