The Vancouver Second Mile Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 132712811RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($382,135) as filed with the CRA.
The Vancouver Second Mile Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. 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 $233K in revenue and $382K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $18K.
Compared with 1,890 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $450K in 2020 to $233K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
We operate a seniors drop-in centre where seniors can relax and obtain a low-cost meal. We also have two outreach workers that visit sro hotels and social housing residents to connect with seniors. Our goal is to encourage seniors to form networks so that they may obtain government services and lead a rich fulfilling life.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $233K | $382K | $290K | — | — | $236K |
| 2023 | $368K | $353K | $353K | $200 | — | $258K |
| 2022 | $432K | $387K | $287K | $165 | — | $243K |
| 2021 | $467K | $395K | $307K | $500 | — | $199K |
| 2020 | $450K | $386K | $308K | — | — | $117K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $18K from 5 charities:
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
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9995 positions
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$287K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Morris (president/director); Jeffrey Reedy (vice president/director); Man NG (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Vancouver Second Mile Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132712811RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.