Upper Island Women of Native Ancestry Society
Charitable organization · Courtenay, British Columbia · BN 140817941RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,048,729) as filed with the CRA.
Upper Island Women of Native Ancestry Society is a charitable organization based in Courtenay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education.
In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $28K.
Compared with 441 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 87% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
BC Aboriginal Headstart Society. Child care operating fund/ supported childcare Early years Aboriginal program.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $1M | $938K | $4,514 | — | $269K |
| 2023 | $923K | $1M | $934K | $7,693 | — | $215K |
| 2022 | $897K | $861K | $794K | $4,489 | — | $303K |
| 2021 | $899K | $820K | $791K | $6,498 | — | $319K |
| 2020 | $885K | $891K | $862K | $12K | — | $329K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $28K from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$526K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gloria Gietz Martin (secretary/treasurer); Linda Christiensen (director); Patricia McPhail (president); Teresia Louden (elder); Corleen Naswell (director); Nicole Seeley (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Upper Island Women of Native Ancestry Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 140817941RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.