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MISSION COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY

Charitable organizationCommunity resource·33179 2ND AVE · MISSION, BC · V2V 1J9·BN 107706723RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31

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Cents to cause T1

86¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

14%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.4 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$8.0M

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

How do I donate to Mission Community Services Society?

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Is Mission Community Services Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 107706723RR0001. 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 Mission Community Services Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 33179 2ND AVE, MISSION, BC, V2V 1J9. Source.

What does Mission Community Services Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Services to families & youth: addictions and family support counselling at-risk youth engagement parent-teen mediation parenting skills youth resource centre day programs for families with children 0-6 Childcare resource & referral Food centre & Xmas Bureau 1st stage emergency shelter & Extreme Weather…" Full program description.

How much of Mission Community Services Society's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Mission Community Services Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $8.0M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Services to families & youth: addictions and family support counselling at-risk youth engagement parent-teen mediation parenting skills youth resource centre day programs for families with children 0-6 Childcare resource & referral Food centre & Xmas Bureau 1st stage emergency shelter & Extreme Weather Response Homeless Outreach Program 2nd stage housing Homelessness Prevention Program services for seniors including opportunities for volunteering medical transport Meals on Wheels Better at Home Active Aging income tax clinic for people with low income new immigrant and refuge… Show more

Services to families & youth: addictions and family support counselling at-risk youth engagement parent-teen mediation parenting skills youth resource centre day programs for families with children 0-6 Childcare resource & referral Food centre & Xmas Bureau 1st stage emergency shelter & Extreme Weather Response Homeless Outreach Program 2nd stage housing Homelessness Prevention Program services for seniors including opportunities for volunteering medical transport Meals on Wheels Better at Home Active Aging income tax clinic for people with low income new immigrant and refugee assistance programs work program for vulnerable adults opiod overdose prevention and harm reduction programs.

New programs

Mobile Medical Unit - RV donated by City of Mission to offer doctor and nurse practitioner services to unhoused indigenous and marginalized persons in the 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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

86¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).

this charity 86¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

14%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.4 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)

$8.0M

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

2%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

87%

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

    2%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    87%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    11%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

8 directors reported · 8 of 8at arm's length

  • Dowker, RogerChairmanarm's length
  • Pomeroy, StephenDirector at Largearm's length
  • Sharma-Dherari, SoniaVice Chairarm's length
  • Onyemaobi, SabastienDirector at Largearm's length
  • Green, JenniferDirector at Largearm's length
  • Olson, ClarkeTreasurerarm's length
  • Smith, CalvinDirector at Largearm's length
  • Akale, SmitaDirector at Largearm'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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Mission Community Services… — 86¢ of each $1 to programs