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VANCOUVER UNITARIANS SOCIETY

Charitable organizationChristianity·949 WEST 49TH AVENUE · VANCOUVER, BC · V5Z 2T1·BN 108102161RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30

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Cents to cause T1

97¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

3%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

2.1 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$2.1M

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 Vancouver Unitarians Society?

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Is Vancouver Unitarians Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 108102161RR0001. 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 Vancouver Unitarians Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 949 WEST 49TH AVENUE, VANCOUVER, BC, V5Z 2T1. Source.

What does Vancouver Unitarians Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Conduct weekly worship services and church school for children provide pastoral care for members perform marriages memorials and infant dedications conduct covenant groups host a counselling service provide support to community groups for refugees conduct seminars on social justice and environmental issues…" Full program description.

How much of Vancouver Unitarians Society's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Vancouver Unitarians Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $2.1M (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

Conduct weekly worship services and church school for children provide pastoral care for members perform marriages memorials and infant dedications conduct covenant groups host a counselling service provide support to community groups for refugees conduct seminars on social justice and environmental issues conduct music concerts operate a lending library display visual art from the community provide meeting space for groups with compatible purposes contribute funds to the Canadian Unitarian Council to support Unitarian values in Canada support Unitarian ministerial students suppo… Show more

Conduct weekly worship services and church school for children provide pastoral care for members perform marriages memorials and infant dedications conduct covenant groups host a counselling service provide support to community groups for refugees conduct seminars on social justice and environmental issues conduct music concerts operate a lending library display visual art from the community provide meeting space for groups with compatible purposes contribute funds to the Canadian Unitarian Council to support Unitarian values in Canada support Unitarian ministerial students support interfaith events participate in social action promoting the inherent worth and dignity of each person.

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)

97¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ 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 97¢ · 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)

3%

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)

2.1 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)

$2.1M

Last-reported total revenue.

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

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

29%

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)

0%

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

    29%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    0%

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

  • Other revenueT1

    71%

    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

11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length

  • O'Neil, MichaelMember at Largearm's length
  • Ponsford, CatherineMember at Largearm's length
  • Armstrong, LynnSecretaryarm's length
  • Bunn, LouiseMember at Largearm's length
  • Amundsen, CherylVice-Presidentarm's length
  • Beam, MairyPresidentarm's length
  • Bartlett, KarenTreasurerarm's length
  • Hall, KarinMember at Largearm's length
  • Theroux, RalphMember at Largearm's length
  • Grant, CarolynMember at Largearm's length
  • Tedeschini, GriffinSecretaryarm'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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