Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre Society
Publicly funded institution · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 848502332RR0001 · Education in the Arts
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($346,590) as filed with the CRA.
Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under education in the arts. 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 $346K in revenue and $347K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 18% from donations, 61% from government, 10% from other charities. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 5 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $34K.
Compared with 1,540 education institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 64% of peers.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $130K in 2020 to $346K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 1 name.
In its own words
A community choir with a latin american repertoire of folk and traditional songs. - a cine club offering latin american movie screenings followed by a debate. - workshops in creative writing dance heritage language skills for parents culinary arts. - music presentations readings and talks. - meaningful volunteer opportunities in an inclusive environment.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $346K | $347K | $316K | $4,450 | — | $40K |
| 2023 | $348K | $353K | $273K | $15K | — | $41K |
| 2022 | $262K | $255K | $219K | $3,216 | — | $47K |
| 2021 | $228K | $199K | $130K | $2,517 | — | $40K |
| 2020 | $130K | $121K | $96K | $2,641 | — | $11K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $34K from 5 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Total compensation, all staff$103K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Silvia Heitling (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 848502332RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.