Tri-City Transitions Society
Publicly funded institution · Port Coquitlam, British Columbia · BN 130600679RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,737,167) as filed with the CRA.
Tri-City Transitions Society is a charitable organization based in Port Coquitlam, 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 March 31, 2024, it reported $2.1M in revenue and $1.7M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 5% from donations, 82% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 14 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $190K.
Compared with 1,618 poverty-relief institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 22% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 11 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Emergency shelter second stage housing family court support victim services adult support children & youth support parent services
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $1.7M | $1.4M | — | — | $3.2M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $308 | — | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $42K | — | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $13K | — | $2.5M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $128 | — | $2.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $190K from 14 charities:
- United Way British Columbia$92K
- Port Coquitlam Community Foundation$53K
- Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health$15K
- Canadahelps Canadon$9,687
- Coquitlam Rotary Club Foundation Society$5,000
- The Home Depot Canada Foundation$3,517
- The Home Depot Canada Foundation$2,776
- Raymond James Canada Foundation$2,500
- Jeremy's Memorial Foundation Against Domestic Violence$2,154
- Fondation RONA$1,408
- Port Moody Fire Fighters' Charitable Society$1,000
- The Zacks Family Charitable Foundation$1,000
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$515
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$200
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions11
- Total compensation, all staff$1.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marilyn Craig (chairperson); Sherry Shir (treasure); Arjina Mangat (director at large); Deanna Kayne (vice-chairperson); Rebecca Jackson (director at large); Mark Williams (director at large).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Tri-City Transitions Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130600679RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.