BRITISH COLUMBIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·PO BOX 88054 LANSDOWNE MALL · RICHMOND, BC · V6X 3T6·BN 118818608RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
75¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
25%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$31K
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 British Columbia Genealogical Society?
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Is British Columbia Genealogical Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118818608RR0001. 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 British Columbia Genealogical Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 88054 LANSDOWNE MALL, RICHMOND, BC, V6X 3T6. Source.
What does British Columbia Genealogical Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Society holds monthly meetings in personal and virtually and educational workshops to promote the study of genealogy. The BCGS Library Centre is open to members and the public three days a week. The Society compiles transcribes and publishes historical information by British Columbia members of the Society. The…" Full program description.
How much of British Columbia Genealogical Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is British Columbia Genealogical Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $31K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Society holds monthly meetings in personal and virtually and educational workshops to promote the study of genealogy. The BCGS Library Centre is open to members and the public three days a week. The Society compiles transcribes and publishes historical information by British Columbia members of the Society. The Society promotes the Study of Genealogy and the preservation of records.
New programs
The Society is offering educational courses in the preparation of family histories. Currently indexing newspapers to allow access to historical genealogical information. The society has subscribed to commercial genealogical databases to facilitate access to genealogical information.
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.
75¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 75¢ 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 (under $1M).
this charity 75¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
25%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$31K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)11%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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
11%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
89%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $23K | 14¢ | 86% | 18.2 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $23K | 18¢ | 60% | 20.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $30K | 17¢ | 93% | 17.5 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $27K | 79¢ | 21% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $27K | 75¢ | 25% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $31K | 75¢ | 25% | — |
| 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)
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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
16 directors reported · 16 of 16at arm's length
- BELZER, CLAIREVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- ROBINSON, EUNICEPRESIDENTarm's length
- UELAND, JUDITHDIRECTORarm's length
- MACKENZIE, TERRIDIRECTORarm's length
- KUJAWSKI, KIMDIRECTORarm's length
- HOWARD, YVETTEDIRECTORarm's length
- GRAF, JANSECRETARYarm's length
- JOHNSON, SHELDONTREASURERarm's length
- GALPIN, JUDITHDIRECTORarm's length
- WILSON, SHERYLDIRECTORarm's length
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- FLETCHER, CAROL LYNNEDIRECTORarm's length
- Robinson, EunicePast Presidentarm's length
- Howard, YvettePresidentarm's length
- Smith, AnneSociety Secretaryarm's length
- Laing, MoynaAdministrative Secretaryarm's length
- Fleury, LindaDirectorarm'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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