VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationArts·1360 3RD AVE E · VANCOUVER, BC · V5N 5R8·BN 118833532RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Vancouver International Children's Festival Society presented a fully in person festival from May 27-June 2nd 2024. We presented 14 international national and regional live shows plus hands on arts activities resulting in 75 performances 2 workshops and 12 hands on arts activities created and performed by 74 artists 60% of them from British Columbia. 19 631 school children and families attended the festival and over 50% of our shows were sold out. We used 6 theatres on Granville Island: Granville Island Stage The Nest Carousel Studio A Waterfront Theatre Performance Works and the… Show more
The Vancouver International Children's Festival Society presented a fully in person festival from May 27-June 2nd 2024. We presented 14 international national and regional live shows plus hands on arts activities resulting in 75 performances 2 workshops and 12 hands on arts activities created and performed by 74 artists 60% of them from British Columbia. 19 631 school children and families attended the festival and over 50% of our shows were sold out. We used 6 theatres on Granville Island: Granville Island Stage The Nest Carousel Studio A Waterfront Theatre Performance Works and the Revue Stage.
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)97¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 97¢ 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)4%
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)0.2 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)$1.4M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)1%
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)50%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-30 | $1.6M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.1 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $640K | 91¢ | 9% | 0.9 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $1.4M | 93¢ | 7% | 0.7 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $1.5M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.5 yr |
| 2023-08-31 | $1.7M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.4 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $1.4M | 97¢ | 4% | 0.2 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 ↗
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- Campbell, KevinTreasurerarm's length
- DeGagne, Louisemember at largearm's length
- Wong, EricVice-Chairarm's length
- Tam, Violetarm's length
- Zeng, Oliviaarm's length
- Tang-, Christina (Ling Mei)Chairarm's length
- Jeshani, NatashaMember at Largearm's length
- Dubois, JasonMember at Largearm's length
- Davey, KieranMember at Largearm's length
- Raza, SamadMember at Largearm's length
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- Wilson, CameronMember at Largearm's length
- Stark, GraceMember at Largearm's length
- McGillivray, Stewartarm'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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