Together Against Poverty Society (taps)
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 140709858RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($798,434) as filed with the CRA.
Together Against Poverty Society (taps) is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $735K in revenue and $798K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from government. In 2024, 12 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $154K.
Compared with 2,470 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 67% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 12 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The society provides two major programs on an ongoing basis. The tenancy advocacy program assists low income individuals with problems or questions about tenancy including contacting landlords and arbitrators. Taps provides legal advocacy services and public legal education in the areas of income assistance provincial persons with disabilities benefits and tenancy for persons of no low or fixed incomes.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $735K | $798K | $751K | $1,647 | — | $22K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $2,693 | — | $85K |
| 2022 | $1M | $1M | $953K | $790 | — | $50K |
| 2021 | $958K | $961K | $934K | — | — | $64K |
| 2020 | $820K | $817K | $796K | $1,617 | — | $67K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $154K from 12 charities:
- The Victoria Foundation$44K
- Vancouver Foundation$31K
- United Way Southern Vancouver Island$25K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$21K
- Canadahelps Canadon$13K
- Michael and Irene Baron Foundation Inc.$12K
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$3,567
- Sovereign Order of ST. John Victoria Commandery Foundation$3,500
- Victoria Alliance Church$1,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$505
- Vancity Community Foundation$500
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$388
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions12
- Total compensation, all staff$610K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sandra Angus-Vencent (director); Christine Comrie (treasurer); Lisa Crossman (director); Waheeda Esmail (director); Molly Harrington (director); Caroline Hudson (director); Asad Kiyani (director); Ruth Spooner (president); Malcolm Sword (secretary); Ruth Wilson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Together Against Poverty Society (taps)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140709858RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.