WeCanShelter Society
Charitable organization · Courtenay, British Columbia · BN 772500260RR0001 · Organizations Relieving Poverty
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($27,519) as filed with the CRA.
WeCanShelter Society is a charitable organization based in Courtenay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under organizations relieving poverty. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $61K in revenue and $28K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 56% from donations, 27% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $58K.
Compared with 2,855 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 reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
Construction of new comfortable modest homes in used shipping containers. Maintenance of these constructed homes and tear our an renovation on certain of these homes that have been substantially damaged.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2023–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $61K | $28K | $25K | — | — | $333K |
| 2023 | $101K | $24K | $24K | — | — | $302K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $58K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Charlene Davis (president); Thomas Grant (vice-president); Susan Finneron (secretary); Ann Scott (treasurer); Stan Gaskarth (director); Lori Ball (director); David Warawa (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from WeCanShelter Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 772500260RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.