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
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.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)92¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 92¢ 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)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 ↗
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)$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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)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 ↗
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 |
| 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
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
Show all 14 directors
- 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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