The Society of We are Canadians Too
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 724288493RR0001 · Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($431,044) as filed with the CRA.
The Society of We are Canadians Too is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $414K in revenue and $431K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 39% from donations, 39% from government, 13% from other charities. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $57K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 18% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $158K in 2020 to $414K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We provide consultation volunteer and coordination support to arts and cultural events and programming supporting the cultivation of partnerships and creation development dissemination and appreciatoin of arts and cultures.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $414K | $431K | $247K | $0 | $0 | $68K |
| 2023 | $293K | $325K | $162K | — | — | $85K |
| 2022 | $365K | $374K | $223K | — | — | $117K |
| 2021 | $158K | $153K | $27K | — | — | $125K |
| 2020 | $158K | $126K | $10K | — | — | $120K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $57K from 2 charities:
- Vancouver Foundation$55K
- Canadahelps Canadon$1,935
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$134K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Pang Liang Chang (president); Chian-LI Hsu (secretary); Carol Pan (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Society of We are Canadians Too’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 724288493RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.