United Way British Columbia
Public foundation · Burnaby, British Columbia · BN 108160185RR0001 · Foundations · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($85,417,225) as filed with the CRA.
United Way British Columbia is a public foundation based in Burnaby, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $47.8M in revenue and $85.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 31% from donations, 22% from government, 8% from other charities. In 2024, 94 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8M.
Compared with 380 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 58% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 217 permanent full-time positions.
As a grantmaker, it reported gifts to 629 qualified donees totalling $44.7M in 2024, the largest being $1.3M to Association of Neighbourhood Houses of British Columbia. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $83.4M in 2020 to $47.8M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 16 names.
In its own words
Ongoing Programs United Way British Columbia delivers programs resources and supports to people in need across our province. We support healthy caring and inclusive communities by strengthening vital connections to help ensure the health and wellbeing of all British Columbians. Our 2023/24 ongoing programs include: • Children and Youth – We help children and youth succeed by supporting local and provincial programs and initiatives in early childhood development out-of-school time activities during the school year and in the summer youth leadership and post-secondary education living suppor…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47.8M | $85.4M | $23.1M | $6.2M | $54.1M | $110.4M |
| 2023 | $133.1M | $66.9M | $20.6M | $5.8M | $38.6M | $147.1M |
| 2022 | $52.3M | $55.5M | $11.4M | $4.9M | $36.8M | $79.7M |
| 2021 | $49.6M | $53.3M | $11.1M | $3.8M | $36.7M | $77.9M |
| 2020 | $83.4M | $41.2M | $7.3M | $5M | $27.6M | $81.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $44.7M to 629 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- Association of Neighbourhood Houses of British Columbia$1.3M
- DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society$745K
- Share Family and Community Services Society$636K
- Archway Community Services Society$563K
- Association of Neighbourhood Houses of British Columbia$512K
- Nanaimo Family Life Association$510K
- Burnaby Neighbourhood House Society$488K
- OneSky Community Resources Society$485K
- Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Society$483K
- Collingwood Neighbourhood House Society$466K
- Beacon Community Association$460K
- Seniors Outreach Services Society$451K
- North Shore Community Resources Society$447K
- Richmond Cares Richmond Gives Society$439K
- City of Burnaby$415K
- Interior Community Services$413K
- Brella Community Services Society$379K
- Snuneymuxw First Nation$377K
- Chilliwack Community Services$373K
- Society For Senior Support$370K
- Kiwassa Neighbourhood Services Association$365K
- Sea to Sky Community Services Society$344K
- Hornby and Denman Community Health CARE Society$327K
- Maple Ridge/pitt Meadows Community Services$319K
- Inclusion Powell River Society$316K
Received $8M from 94 charities:
- Vancouver Foundation$2.3M
- United Way of Greater Toronto$1.2M
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1.1M
- RBC Foundation$347K
- Diamond Foundation$251K
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$250K
- North Family Foundation$250K
- Wheeler Family Foundation$180K
- United Way of Calgary and Area$162K
- Longhedge Foundation$150K
- The Canfor Good Things Come From Trees Foundation$150K
- Canadahelps Canadon$143K
- Canadahelps Canadon$143K
- Alan and Gwendoline Pyatt Foundation$110K
- Y.P. Heung Foundation$100K
- The Morris and Helen Belkin Foundation$100K
- The Canadian Red Cross Society$75K
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$61K
- The Harvey and Jody Dales Family Philanthropic Foundation$60K
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$56K
- ZLC Foundation$56K
- Jewish Federation of British Columbia$52K
- The Joseph Segal Family Foundation$50K
- The Trottier Family Foundation/la Fondation Familiale Trottier$50K
- Aqueduct Foundation$42K
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $200,000–249,9993 positions
- $160,000–199,9995 positions
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions217
- Total compensation, all staff$22.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Tracy Antoine (board member); Jameel Aziz (board member); Helen Blackburn (board member); Travis Bryson (board member); Robin Dhir (board chair); Ian Gordon (board member); Deborah Hopper (board member); Orion Irvine (board member); Nicolas Jimenez (board vice chair); Lisa Kershaw (board member); Lindsay Matthews (board member); Jennifer Robins (board member); Sinéad Scanlon (board secretary-treasurer); Etienne Bruson (board member); Chris Calder (board member); Juanita Lohmeyer (board member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from United Way British Columbia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108160185RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.