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Law Society Of British Columbia

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards, etc, created for the improvement of business conditions.

Category: Community Improvement, Capacity Building / Promotion of Business (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$56.3M (2022)

Expenses
$49.7M (2022)

Total Assets
$222M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$96.3M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2020 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$56,271,361
Expenses
$49,698,503
Net Income
$6,572,858
Net Assets
$125,916,435
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $37,066,690
65.9%
Investment Income $14,204,972
25.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $806,602
1.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,193,097
7.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,059,721
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $18,855,666
37.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $222,206,676
Total Liabilities $96,290,241
Net Assets $125,916,435
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Don Avison Kc (Ceo, Executive Director) $330,709 $0 $53,575
Adam Whitcombe Kc (Deputy Executive Director, Deputy Ceo) $251,124 $0 $40,682
Su Forbes Kc (Chief Operating Officer, Lif) $228,469 $0 $37,012
Jeanette Mc Phee (Cfo And Director Of Trust Regulation) $220,572 $0 $35,733
Natasha Dookie (Chief Legal Officer) $218,637 $0 $35,419
Gurprit Bains (Deputy Chief Legal Officer) $184,537 $0 $29,895
Lesley Small (Senior Director, Credentials, Pd And Practice Support) $182,659 $0 $29,591
Jason Kuzminski (Direction Of Communication) $178,138 $0 $28,858
Tara Mcphail (Director Of Discipline And External Litigation) $161,236 $0 $26,120
Alison Kirby (Manager) $159,380 $0 $25,820
Michael Lucas (Director Of Policy And Planning) $159,234 $0 $25,796
Michael Rhodes (Director Of Custodianship And Unauthorized Practice) $154,448 $0 $25,021
Lisa Hamilton (President) $83,466 $0 $0
Christopher Mc Pherson (First Vice President) $30,169 $0 $0
Jeevyn Dhaliwal (Second Vice President) $30,116 $0 $0
Paul Barnett (Appointed Bencher) $8,686 $0 $0
Guangbin Yan (Appointed Bencher) $7,917 $0 $0
Jan Lindsay (Appointed Bencher) $7,571 $0 $0
Michele Ross (Appointed Bencher) $6,610 $0 $0
Sasha Hobbs (Appointed Bencher) $5,073 $0 $0
Natasha Tonny (Appointed Bencher) $1,499 $0 $0
Kim Carter (Elected Bencher) $0 $0 $0
Tanya Chamberlain (Elected Bencher) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Chow (Elected Bencher) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl D'sa (Elected Bencher) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$55,712,555
Expenses
$36,576,307
Net Income
$19,136,248
Net Assets
$140,951,247
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $36,958,785
66.3%
Investment Income $12,724,085
22.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $776,767
1.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,252,918
9.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,080,172
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $18,113,148
49.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $234,129,805
Total Liabilities $93,178,558
Net Assets $140,951,247
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Don Avison (Executive Director/Ceo) $298,471 $0 $48,352
Adam Whitcombe (Deputy Executive Director/Deputy Ceo) $252,857 $0 $40,963
Su Forbes (Chief Operating Officer, Lif) $230,244 $0 $37,300
Lesley Small (Senior Director, Credentials, Pd And Practice Support) $224,206 $0 $36,321
Jeanette Mc Phee (Cfo/ Director Of Trust Regulation) $222,705 $0 $36,078
Natasha Dookie (Chief Legal Officer) $220,685 $0 $35,751
Gurprit Bains (Deputy Chief Legal Officer) $186,159 $0 $30,158
Braun Shelley A (Dir Of U/C) $164,448 $0 $26,641
Mcphail Tara J (Dir Dis/Ext Lit) $162,674 $0 $26,353
Soltynski Michael M (Director Claims) $161,561 $0 $26,173
Kuzminski Jason M (Dir, Com & Engag) $161,358 $0 $26,140
Patterson Murray (Director Claims) $160,703 $0 $26,034
Dean Lawton (President) $81,050 $0 $0
Lisa Hamilton (First Vice President) $30,397 $0 $0
Christopher Mc Pherson (Second Vice President) $30,397 $0 $0
Sasha Hobbs (Appointed Bencher) $10,048 $0 $0
Dr Jan Lindsay (Appointed Bencher) $7,775 $0 $0
Paul Barnett (Appointed Bencher) $7,217 $0 $0
Mark Rushton (Appointed Bencher) $7,018 $0 $0
Guangbin Yan (Appointed Bencher) $6,021 $0 $0
Claire Marschall (Appointed Bencher) $0 $0 $0
Pinder Cheema (Elected Benchers) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Chow (Elected Benchers) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Cromarty (Elected Benchers) $0 $0 $0
Jeevyn Dhaliwal (Elected Benchers) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$46,576,859
Expenses
$36,589,393
Net Income
$9,987,466
Net Assets
$105,329,422
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $33,350,691
71.6%
Investment Income $8,296,252
17.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $723,795
1.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,206,121
9.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,895,860
5.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $15,890,727
43.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $194,085,574
Total Liabilities $88,756,152
Net Assets $105,329,422
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Don Avison (Executive Director, Ceo) $285,720 $0 $46,287
Adam Whitcombe (Deputy Executive Director/Deputy Ceo) $230,653 $0 $37,366
Su Forbes (Chief Operating Officer, Lif) $223,112 $0 $36,144
Jeanette Mc Phee (Cfo/Director Of Trust Regulation) $204,525 $0 $33,133
Natasha Dookie (Chief Legal Officer) $193,672 $0 $31,375
Lesley Small (Senior Director, Credentials, Pd, And Practice Support) $188,232 $0 $30,494
Gurprit Bains (Deputy Chief Legal Officer) $164,957 $0 $26,723
Michael Lucas (Director Of Policy & Planning) $145,080 $0 $23,503
Jason Kuzminski (Director Of Communication) $144,793 $0 $23,457
Tara Mc Phail (Director Of Discipline And External Litigation) $144,758 $0 $23,451
Michael Soltynski (Director Of Claims) $144,472 $0 $23,405
Murray Patterson (Director Of Claims) $144,405 $0 $23,394
Craig Ferris (President) $75,220 $0 $0
Dean Lawton (First Vice President) $28,531 $0 $0
Lisa Hamilton (Second Vice President) $28,210 $0 $0
Mark Rushton (Appointed Bencher) $10,850 $0 $0
Guangbin Yan (Appointed Bencher) $6,711 $0 $0
Claire Marshall (Appointed Bencher) $6,301 $0 $0
Jan Lindsay (Appointed Bencher) $3,878 $0 $0
Paul Barnett (Appointed Bencher) $3,766 $0 $0
Pinder Cheema (Elected Bencher) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Chow (Elected Bencher) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Cromarty (Elected Bencher) $0 $0 $0
Jeevyn Dhaliwal (Elected Bencher) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl S D'sa (Elected Bencher) $0 $0 $0

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