STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·3700 WILLINGDON AVE · BURNABY, BC · V5G 3H2·BN 106778434RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-05-31
Cents to cause T1
51¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
42%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
2.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$12.7M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
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Is Student Association of the British Columbia Institute of Technology a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 106778434RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Student Association of the British Columbia Institute of Technology located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 3700 WILLINGDON AVE, BURNABY, BC, V5G 3H2. Source.
What does Student Association of the British Columbia Institute of Technology do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We run and operate programs for the student community of BCIT: -liaison with BCIT administration to advocate for student issues and concerns; -organize and promote various education campaigns on campuses: Violence against women alcohol awareness harm reduction health awareness; -organize and run student focused…" Full program description.
How much of Student Association of the British Columbia Institute of Technology's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 51¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Student Association of the British Columbia Institute of Technology?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $12.7M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $10M–$100M revenue band, alongside 1,776 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
We run and operate programs for the student community of BCIT: -liaison with BCIT administration to advocate for student issues and concerns; -organize and promote various education campaigns on campuses: Violence against women alcohol awareness harm reduction health awareness; -organize and run student focused events: orientation weeks grad events sustainable awareness events; -provide and administer student health and dental insurance program; -operate and subsidize student orientated services: newspaper printing services lounge and campus convenience stores peer tutoring Advocacy … Show more
We run and operate programs for the student community of BCIT: -liaison with BCIT administration to advocate for student issues and concerns; -organize and promote various education campaigns on campuses: Violence against women alcohol awareness harm reduction health awareness; -organize and run student focused events: orientation weeks grad events sustainable awareness events; -provide and administer student health and dental insurance program; -operate and subsidize student orientated services: newspaper printing services lounge and campus convenience stores peer tutoring Advocacy Services -organize and run Student Resource center -organize and run Student Entrepreneurship center - organize and run Christmas campaign for disadvantaged student families; -recruit and organize student volunteers to assist in the delivery of the above campaigns and programs as required; -facilitate creation and operation of student educational and recreational clubs; -organize various fundraising events for primarily for student bursaries and grant funds forwarded to BCIT Foundation for distribution; -operate and subsidize a year round childcare center for 62 children aged 3 to 5 years old primarily for BCIT students for 5 days a week service from 7:30 am to 5 pm. - operate student career and employment center by organizing workshops for resume writing interview skills networking and career information events Mentorship and leadership programs and providing job and career search tools.
New programs
organize fund and operate a food security program including a food bank and community fridge for student community
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
51¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 51¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 89¢ among those its size ($10M–$100M).
this charity 51¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
42%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
2.5 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($10M–$100M, 1,776): median 0.4 yr; 53% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$12.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
7%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
7%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
93%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-31 | $11.9M | 41¢ | 47% | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-05-31 | $11.4M | 41¢ | 50% | 1.1 yr |
| 2021-05-31 | $10.7M | 55¢ | 44% | 1.9 yr |
| 2022-05-31 | $10.9M | 45¢ | 49% | 2.1 yr |
| 2023-05-31 | $11.4M | 48¢ | 45% | 2.3 yr |
| 2024-05-31 | $12.7M | 51¢ | 42% | 2.5 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- Gagel, Roland JOfficer - Executive Directorarm's length
- Luu, JoshuaVP Student Experiencearm's length
- Bui, Minh Ha (Mia)VP Finance & Administrationarm's length
- Loriot, CelinePresidentarm's length
- Prabhu, VrishankChair - Energyarm's length
- Wang, Zi LongVP Externalarm's length
- Woida, ShelbyVP Equity & Sustainabilityarm's length
- Anand, SimranChair - Business & Mediaarm's length
- Steeves, CharleneChair - Health Sciencesarm's length
- Saint, AugustineChair - Computing & Academicsarm's length
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- Ansari, Abdul AzizChair - Trans Const Environarm's length
- Wong, DanielChair - Specialized Transportarm's length
- Puyat, MatthewChair - Downtown Campusarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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