PLEA COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·3894 COMMERCIAL STREET · VANCOUVER, BC · V5N 4G2·BN 107810467RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Sexual Exploitation Education: Educational workshops public awareness initiatives and family support to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and youth. Mentoring: One-to-one volunteer mentoring for vulnerable children youth and young adults. Youth Outreach Services: One-to-one community-based support for youth who need help obtaining youth agreements exiting sexually exploitative situations learning life skills and connecting with their families. School & Work Programs: Alternative school programs tutoring job readiness training work experience and employer mentoring for youth.… Show more
Sexual Exploitation Education: Educational workshops public awareness initiatives and family support to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and youth. Mentoring: One-to-one volunteer mentoring for vulnerable children youth and young adults. Youth Outreach Services: One-to-one community-based support for youth who need help obtaining youth agreements exiting sexually exploitative situations learning life skills and connecting with their families. School & Work Programs: Alternative school programs tutoring job readiness training work experience and employer mentoring for youth. Counselling: Confidential one-to-one and group counselling services for youth adults and families. Justice Services: One-to-one community-based alternatives to youth detention and custody. Addictions Services: Specialized family care homes and group treatment programs for youth overcoming problematic substance use. Specialized Caregiver Homes for Youth: Short and long-term specialized family care (foster) homes and community-based support for youth with unique needs. Specialized Homes for Adults: Short and long-term specialized homes and community-based support for adults with unique complex needs.
New programs
Specialized Staff-Supported Homes for Youth: Short and long-term specialized staff-supported (group) homes and community-based support for youth with unique needs.
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)86¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.6 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$43.2M
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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)93%
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 ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $28.7M | 89¢ | 11% | 0.4 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $33.5M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.3 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $34.6M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.3 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $35.3M | 84¢ | 16% | 0.4 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $36.5M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.5 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $43.2M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.6 yr |
| trend |
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)
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Board of directors
16 directors reported · 16 of 16at arm's length
- Martz, LisaPresidentarm's length
- Gordon, DonaldSecretaryarm's length
- Brodie, CarolDirectorarm's length
- Cochran, DougDirectorarm's length
- Mann, ParveenDirectorarm's length
- Wolff, ShirleyTreasurerarm's length
- Guy, ZachDirectorarm's length
- Hayes, JudyDirectorarm's length
- Veresh, TimEx-Officioarm's length
- Hawco, MichelleEx-Officioarm's length
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- Gronsdahl, KarlaVice-Presidentarm's length
- Caverly, JacquelineEx-Officioarm's length
- Logan, TracyDirectorarm's length
- Munden, BrendanDirectorarm's length
- Rickaby, ChadDirectorarm's length
- Ali, ZainDirectorarm'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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