Vernon Native Housing Society
Charitable organization · Vernon, British Columbia · BN 137739827RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2023-05-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,269,008) as filed with the CRA.
Vernon Native Housing Society is a charitable organization based in Vernon, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, it reported $2.3M in revenue and $2.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 47% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $55K.
Compared with 1,062 poverty-relief charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 41% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 6 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Ownes & manages afordable housing for individuals & families of both indigenous & non-indigenous desecnt
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2023
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $1.9M | — | — | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2M | — | — | $0 |
| 2021 | $3.1M | $2.1M | $1.9M | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2020 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.3M | — | — | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $55K from 4 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions6
- Total compensation, all staff$324K
Schedule 3 of its 2023 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2023)
Valerie Chiba (president); Ricky Chiba (vice president); Michael Ochoa (secretary); Greg Barry (treasurer); Hannah Vedan (director).
As listed on its 2023 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Vernon Native Housing Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 137739827RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.