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COWICHAN VALLEY INTERCULTURAL AND IMMIGRANT AID SOCIETY

Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·321 ST JULIEN ST · DUNCAN, BC · V9L 3S5·BN 118878396RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31

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Cents to cause T1

82¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

18%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.6 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$1.7M

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 Cowichan Valley Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society?

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Is Cowichan Valley Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 118878396RR0001. 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 Cowichan Valley Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 321 ST JULIEN ST, DUNCAN, BC, V9L 3S5. Source.

What does Cowichan Valley Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "1) WE PROVIDE ENGLISH CLASSES FOR IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES (LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA). 2) WE PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ORIENTATION FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA. 3) WE PROVIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND REFERRALS FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA. 4) WE PROVIDE EMPOYMENT-RELATED ASSISTANCE TO NEWCOMERS TO CANADA. 5) WE…" Full program description.

How much of Cowichan Valley Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Cowichan Valley Intercultural and Immigrant Aid Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $1.7M (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

1) WE PROVIDE ENGLISH CLASSES FOR IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES (LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA). 2) WE PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ORIENTATION FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA. 3) WE PROVIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND REFERRALS FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA. 4) WE PROVIDE EMPOYMENT-RELATED ASSISTANCE TO NEWCOMERS TO CANADA. 5) WE ORGANIZE/CONDUCT CULTURAL-SENSITIVITY PRESENTATION/TRAINING AND ANTI-RACISM WORKSHOPS. 6) WE OFFER MULTI-CULTURAL DISPLAYS & PRESENTATIONS OR WORKSHOPS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND GIVE SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS. 7) WE PROVIDE SCHOOL-BASED AND COMMUNITY YOUTH PROGRAMMING. 8) WE ASSIST IMMIG… Show more

1) WE PROVIDE ENGLISH CLASSES FOR IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES (LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA). 2) WE PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ORIENTATION FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA. 3) WE PROVIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND REFERRALS FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA. 4) WE PROVIDE EMPOYMENT-RELATED ASSISTANCE TO NEWCOMERS TO CANADA. 5) WE ORGANIZE/CONDUCT CULTURAL-SENSITIVITY PRESENTATION/TRAINING AND ANTI-RACISM WORKSHOPS. 6) WE OFFER MULTI-CULTURAL DISPLAYS & PRESENTATIONS OR WORKSHOPS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND GIVE SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS. 7) WE PROVIDE SCHOOL-BASED AND COMMUNITY YOUTH PROGRAMMING. 8) WE ASSIST IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WITH THEIR SETTLEMENT BY CONNECTING THEM WITH THE VOLUNTEER HOST FAMILIES. 9) WE COORDINATE COMMUNITY-ENGAGEMENT EVENTS TO BUILD CROSS-CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH DIALOGUE & ACTIVITY. 10) WE OFFER SETTLEMENT SUPPORT/COUNSELLING/INTERPRETATION FOR NEWCOMERS TO CANADA. 11) WE OFFER USE OF COMPUTERS AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS CLIENTS AND VOLUNTEERS. 12) WE ARRANGE TUTORING FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. 13) WE OFFER SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SPONSORING REFUGEES TO COME TO CANADA. 14) WE PROVIDE CHILDMINDING TO ENABLE PARENTS TO ACCESS 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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

82¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ 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 82¢ · 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)

18%

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)

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 ($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)

$1.7M

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)

85%

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

    1%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    85%

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

  • Other revenueT1

    15%

    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

7 directors reported

  • BRUNESKI, BRIDGETCO CHAI R
  • COURT, LAURADIRECTOR
  • HUSREVOGLU, EVRENTREASURER
  • LEVY, DALIASECRETARY
  • SERBEH-DUNN, GIFTYDIRECTOR
  • SIDHU, VEENACO CHAIR
  • SMALL, MARY BETHDIRECTOR

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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Cowichan Valley Intercultural… — 82¢ of each $1 to programs