West Coast Leaf Association
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119292464RR0001 · Support of Schools and Education · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,823,795) as filed with the CRA.
West Coast Leaf Association is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of schools and education. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.8M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 10% from donations, 21% from government, 14% from other charities. In 2024, 19 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $377K.
Compared with 632 education charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 94% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
West Coast LEAF uses four key program strategies: (1) public legal education and information; (2) research; (3) community engagement; and (4) advocacy in and outside of court. We apply these strategies across our work within six priority areas: access to healthcare; access to justice; economic security; freedom from gender-based violence; justice for those who are criminalized; and child and family wellbeing. Using strategies such as workshops research reports community outreach and participation in court cases we work to achieve equality for women and all people who experience gender-base…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.8M | $1.2M | $355K | $0 | $81 |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.2M | $335K | — | $329K |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $139K | — | $395K |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $972K | $78K | — | $354K |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $891K | $66K | — | $208K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $377K from 19 charities:
- Vancouver Foundation$110K
- Vancity Community Foundation$102K
- H W Siebens Charitable Foundation$51K
- Vancity Community Foundation$40K
- Canadahelps Canadon$16K
- The Cedrus Foundation$15K
- Schein Foundation$13K
- Vancity Community Foundation$12K
- Vancity Community Foundation$5,650
- Place2Give Foundation$5,000
- Vancity Community Foundation$3,748
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,380
- Vancity Community Foundation$1,000
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$1,000
- Vancity Community Foundation$477
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$250
- BC Government Employees Community Services Fund Trust$116
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$43
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$26
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9995 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Martina Zanetti (president); Frances Rosner (member at large); Naomi Moses (member at large); Manjot Parhar (member at large); Mélanie Power (member at large); River Shannon (member at large); Bria Marquardt (member at large); Alanna Crouse (member at large); Jodi McNell (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Coast Leaf Association’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119292464RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.