The Woods Arts and Wellness Society
Publicly funded institution · North Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 787535905RR0001 · Core Health Care
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($251,247) as filed with the CRA.
The Woods Arts and Wellness Society is a charitable organization based in North 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 December 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $251K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 21% from donations, 73% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1M.
Compared with 717 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Counselling - offering one-to-one and group programs to help those facing emotional and psychological challenges. Providing arts-based therapies somatic and body-based therapies eco/nature therapy and traditional talk therapy. Creative arts - increasing peoples ability to engage in creative arts due to the positive impact it has on mental health. Programs include classes open art space and workshops in visual arts music dance and movement writing and theatre arts. Education - offering community instructional seminars and workshops on psycho-education and the arts as well as providi…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2021–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $251K | $197K | — | — | $24K |
| 2023 | $144K | $143K | $75K | — | — | -$20K |
| 2022 | $53K | $57K | $60 | — | — | -$21K |
| 2021 | — | $17K | — | — | — | -$17K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $1M from 1 charity:
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$59K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elizabeth Baerg (chairperson); Erica Colpitts (vice chair); Jessica Leclerc (director); Elise Girardin (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Woods Arts and Wellness Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 787535905RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.