UNITED WAY SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND
Public foundationFoundations·4543 CANADA WAY · BURNABY, BC · V5G 4T4·BN 119278224RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
WE ARE COMMITTED TO MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT COLLABORATION AND COLLECTIVE ACTION TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO SYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT LEAD US TO A BETTER FUTURE AND STRONGER LOCAL COMMUNITIES. OUR MANDATE IS LOCAL; EVERYTHING WE DO IS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR REGION. WE FOCUS ON COLLABORATION SHARED EXPERTISE AND SOLUTIONS-BASED IMPACT. OUR THREE AREAS OF ACTION ARE SUPPORTING: SENIORS- FROM ISOLATION TO CONNECTION FAMILIES - FROM POVERTY TO POSSIBILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR ADDICTIONS - BUILDING STRONG HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. UWSVI ENGAGES AND MOBILIZES OUR DIVERSE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO SET PRIORITIES… Show more
WE ARE COMMITTED TO MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT COLLABORATION AND COLLECTIVE ACTION TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO SYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT LEAD US TO A BETTER FUTURE AND STRONGER LOCAL COMMUNITIES. OUR MANDATE IS LOCAL; EVERYTHING WE DO IS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR REGION. WE FOCUS ON COLLABORATION SHARED EXPERTISE AND SOLUTIONS-BASED IMPACT. OUR THREE AREAS OF ACTION ARE SUPPORTING: SENIORS- FROM ISOLATION TO CONNECTION FAMILIES - FROM POVERTY TO POSSIBILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR ADDICTIONS - BUILDING STRONG HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. UWSVI ENGAGES AND MOBILIZES OUR DIVERSE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO SET PRIORITIES FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION AND ADVANCE COMMUNITY IMPACT BY: (A) INFLUENCING PUBLIC ATTITUDES SYSTEMS AND POLICIES; (B) FOCUSING ON UNDERLYING CAUSES OF SOCIAL ISSUES; (C) STRENGTHENING OUR NETWORK OF SERVICES AND THE CAPACITYOF LOCAL NON-PROFITS CHARITIES AND THE COMMUNITY; AND (D) ENGAGING AND MOBILIZING OUR COMMUNITIES' FINANCIAL RESOURCES INFLUENCE AND KNOWLEDGE.
New programs
FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR WORK WILL BE THE INTEGRATION OF DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA) PRICIPLES AND ACTIONS IN EVERYTHING WE DO. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WORK WILL BE ONGOING AND REQUIRE A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT APPROACH. ADDITIONALLY AS PARTOF OUR COMMITMENT TO RECONCILIATION WE WILL DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE ENGAGEMENT AND RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING PLAN TO ESTABLISH AND IMPROVE UWSVI'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH FIRST NATIONS INDIGENOUS AND MÉTIS PEOPLES AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES' NEEDS AND REQUESTS.
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)49%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)91%
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)27.5 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)$4.8M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)34%
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)2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $5.4M | 27¢ | 73% | 10.9 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $4.5M | 26¢ | 27% | 10.6 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $8.0M | 31¢ | 69% | 11.2 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $5.2M | 29¢ | 69% | 11.8 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $5.5M | 10¢ | 90% | 27.4 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $4.8M | 9¢ | 91% | 27.5 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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Overall rating
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Results reporting
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Demonstrated impact
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Board of directors
20 directors reported · 20 of 20at arm's length
- ARORA, LISACHAIRarm's length
- MCKERRELL, STEVEDIRECTORarm's length
- AKARI, SAMERDIRECTORarm's length
- SCHMID, VICTORIAVICE CHAIRarm's length
- MACNEIL, KATHRYNDIRECTORarm's length
- JAMINE, DADACHANJIDIRECTORarm's length
- MERCER, KIRKDIRECTORarm's length
- WILLIAMS, BRUCEDIRECTORarm's length
- GEORGE, DEBORAHDIRECTORarm's length
- HUTCHINSON, JON JDIRECTORarm's length
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- HARRINGTON, MOLLYDIRECTORarm's length
- GALLAGHER, ALANATREASURERarm's length
- ZUSSMAN, DAVIDDIRECTORarm's length
- KIKAK, TONYDIRECTORarm's length
- ROTCHFORD, DARLENEDIRECTORarm's length
- WHITESIDE, KEVINDIRECTORarm's length
- HALL, KEVINDIRECTORarm's length
- KERRONE, KIMDIRECTORarm's length
- HALL, JAMIEDIRECTORarm's length
- DICK, FLORENCEDIRECTORarm'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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