The Upper Skeena Counselling and Legal Assistance Society
Charitable organization · Hazelton, British Columbia · BN 891337982RR0001 · Community Resource Organizations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($485,384) as filed with the CRA.
The Upper Skeena Counselling and Legal Assistance Society is a charitable organization based in Hazelton, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $481K in revenue and $485K in expenditures.
In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $480.
Compared with 730 community-service charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $278K in 2020 to $481K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
1 - Legal Aid Agent and Representation 2 - Legal Advocacy 3 - Indigenous Court Facilitation/Operation 4 - Private Legal Client Representation 5 - Public Interest Law Student Employment Program 6 - Community Partners Program
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $481K | $485K | $437K | — | — | $70K |
| 2023 | $390K | $332K | $283K | — | — | $75K |
| 2022 | $394K | $319K | $271K | — | — | $22K |
| 2021 | $271K | $266K | $226K | — | — | -$51K |
| 2020 | $278K | $263K | $223K | — | $0 | -$56K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $480 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$314K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
James Angus (president); Samuel Derrick (director); Ray Harris (vice president); Verna Howard (director); Tony Morgan (director); John Olson (director); Robert Sampson (director); Allan Sebastian (director); Amy Williams (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Upper Skeena Counselling and Legal Assistance Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 891337982RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.