The Zero Ceiling Society of Canada

The Zero Ceiling Society of Canada is a charitable organization based in Whistler, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under community resource organizations. 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 $1.3M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.

Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 53% from government, 24% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 21 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $345K.

Compared with 829 community-service institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 7% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 76% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.

Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $614K in 2020 to $1.3M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.