BURNABY COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·2055 ROSSER AVENUE · BURNABY, BC · V5C 0H1·BN 118821628RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
Cents to cause T1
92¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
8%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$515K
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 Burnaby Community Services Society?
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Is Burnaby Community Services Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118821628RR0001. 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 Burnaby Community Services Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 2055 ROSSER AVENUE, BURNABY, BC, V5C 0H1. Source.
What does Burnaby Community Services Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Burnaby Community Services Society (BCSS) assists families with low income and seniors experiencing isolation. BCSS provides subsidies for children to attend summer camp provides gifts for children of low income families at Christmas and hampers for seniors with low income as well as for those who are homeless or at…" Full program description.
How much of Burnaby Community Services Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Burnaby Community Services Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $515K (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
Burnaby Community Services Society (BCSS) assists families with low income and seniors experiencing isolation. BCSS provides subsidies for children to attend summer camp provides gifts for children of low income families at Christmas and hampers for seniors with low income as well as for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. BCSS provides transportation for seniors for medical and dental appointments tax and form filling assistance to those in need and community resource publications. BCSS provides legal information and assistance to residents of Burnaby living with low income … Show more
Burnaby Community Services Society (BCSS) assists families with low income and seniors experiencing isolation. BCSS provides subsidies for children to attend summer camp provides gifts for children of low income families at Christmas and hampers for seniors with low income as well as for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. BCSS provides transportation for seniors for medical and dental appointments tax and form filling assistance to those in need and community resource publications. BCSS provides legal information and assistance to residents of Burnaby living with low income mental or physical disabilities or experiencing difficulties accessing legal services.
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.
92¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ 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 92¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
8%
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
0.6 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$515K
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 ↗
34%
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
34%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
37%
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 | $766K | 80¢ | 20% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $596K | 74¢ | 26% | 0.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $574K | 73¢ | 27% | 1.3 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $296K | 90¢ | 10% | 1.7 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $706K | 94¢ | 6% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $515K | 92¢ | 8% | 0.6 yr |
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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
14 directors reported · 14 of 14at arm's length
- Wiens, TedVice Chair/Chairarm's length
- Sandhu, ShyamTreasurer Finance Chairarm's length
- Babinszki, ColettePolicy & Personnel Chairarm's length
- Montabello, SueSecretaryarm's length
- Rakhra, KevinBoard Memberarm's length
- Romann, AlfredBoard Member/Vice Chairarm's length
- Yamamoto, KathrynBoard Member/Fundraising Chairarm's length
- Bahia, RonnieBoard Memberarm's length
- Sandhu, HarjitBoard Memberarm's length
- Berggren-Clive, KathyBoard Memberarm's length
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- Sheriland, RobbinBoard Memberarm's length
- Zhao, Ying Qian (Jenny)Board Memberarm's length
- Jain, NikhilTreasurerarm's length
- Wu, KelvinBoard Memberarm'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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