ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY MAINLAND OF B.C. BRANCH EDUCATIONAL FUND
Charitable organizationFoundations advancing education·816-402 WEST PENDER STREET · VANCOUVER, BC · V6B 1T6·BN 119128890RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY MAINLAND OF BC BRANCH BASED IN VANCOUVER FOSTERS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS AND CANADA'S ROLE WITHIN IT. WE OFFER PROGRAMS DIRECTLY AND IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND A SERIES OF BRANCH MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS ALONG WITH SEMINARS FEATURING PROMINENT SPEAKERS. WE CELEBRATE COMMONWEALTH DAY AND COMMEMORATE ANZAC DAY EACH YEAR. FOR OVER 40 YEARS WE SPONSORED AN ANNUAL YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST FOR BC SCHOOLS (K-12) WHICH AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES. LATELY A SERIES OF ENGLISH- AND FRENCH-LANGUAGE PUBLIC SPEAKING… Show more
THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY MAINLAND OF BC BRANCH BASED IN VANCOUVER FOSTERS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS AND CANADA'S ROLE WITHIN IT. WE OFFER PROGRAMS DIRECTLY AND IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND A SERIES OF BRANCH MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS ALONG WITH SEMINARS FEATURING PROMINENT SPEAKERS. WE CELEBRATE COMMONWEALTH DAY AND COMMEMORATE ANZAC DAY EACH YEAR. FOR OVER 40 YEARS WE SPONSORED AN ANNUAL YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST FOR BC SCHOOLS (K-12) WHICH AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES. LATELY A SERIES OF ENGLISH- AND FRENCH-LANGUAGE PUBLIC SPEAKING AND ESSAY COMPETITIONS HAVE BEEN OFFERED. SINCE 1982 WE HAVE OFFERED A YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE BASED UPON THE COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE ON OUR OWN AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2012 THE DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR WE HOSTED A PRESENTATION BY THE BC LT. GOV. OF A NUMBER OF DIAMOND JUBILEE MEDALS UNVEILED A PLAQUE TO COMPLEMENT ONE DEDICATED IN 2002 (GOLDEN) AND REDEDICATED A TREE IN VANCOUVER'S QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK'S 'JUBILEE SQUARE'. A VIGIL AND FUNERAL RECEPTION WAS HELD TO COMMEMORATE THE DEATH OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II ON SEPTEMBER 8 2022. A COMMUNITY PLATINUM JUBILEE CEREMONY WAS HELD IN OCTOBER 2022. SINCE THEN A COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY HAS BEEN HELD ON OR ABOUT APRIL 21ST EACH YEAR TO HONOUR HER LIFE. THE SOCIETY STRUCK AND ISSUED PLATINUM JUBILEE MEDALS IN 2023/24 TO COMMEMORATE THIS OCCASION.
New programs
EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO PROPOSE LANDSCAPE AND WAY-FINDING IMPROVEMENTS TO 'JUBILEE SQUARE' IN VANCOUVER'S QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK AND TO THE AREA SURROUNDING THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH OAK TREE WHICH WAS PLANTED ELSEWHERE IN THE PARK DURING A ROYAL VISIT IN 1951.
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)29¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 29¢ 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)66%
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)16.8 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)$31K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)3%
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)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 ↗
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 | $19K | 19¢ | 79% | 31.6 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $16K | 14¢ | 84% | 45.9 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $25K | 31¢ | 65% | 16.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $31K | 40¢ | 48% | 9.2 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $38K | 92¢ | 95% | 7.3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $31K | 29¢ | 66% | 16.8 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
15 directors reported · 15 of 15at arm's length
- WADE, SHAWN MPRESIDENTarm's length
- LI, FIONADIRECTORarm's length
- PHAM, PETER LHONOURARY TREASURERarm's length
- YAN, JIMMYHONOURARY SECRETARYarm's length
- CAVALIER, KENNETH RDIRECTORarm's length
- CHANG, AARONDIRECTORarm's length
- GRIFFITH, CLYDEDIRECTORarm's length
- HARRIS, JOHNDIRECTORarm's length
- MALKIN, EDWARD DDIRECTORarm's length
- PETERSON, BRAEDENDIRECTORarm's length
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- RINGHAM, FREDRICK LDIRECTORarm's length
- SUNG, NORMANDIRECTORarm's length
- TILLEY, MICHAELDIRECTORarm's length
- FAN, TIMDIRECTORarm's length
- LIU, JENNADIRECTORarm'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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