VANCOUVER ASSOCIATION FOR THE SURVIVORS OF TORTURE
Charitable organizationCore health care·2610 VICTORIA DR · VANCOUVER, BC · V5N 4L2·BN 119281160RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
96¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
4%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.4 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$1.3M
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 Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture?
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Is Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119281160RR0001. 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 Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 2610 VICTORIA DR, VANCOUVER, BC, V5N 4L2. Source.
What does Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture (VAST) conducts individual therapy sessions for Refugee Refugee Claimant Temporary Foreign Worker and Youth clients who are survivors of torture and trauma (in line with the definitions of the UN Convention Against Torture). VAST also runs ongoing daily weekly…" Full program description.
How much of Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $1.3M (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
Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture (VAST) conducts individual therapy sessions for Refugee Refugee Claimant Temporary Foreign Worker and Youth clients who are survivors of torture and trauma (in line with the definitions of the UN Convention Against Torture). VAST also runs ongoing daily weekly and monthly groups including: 'Getting Through It' to provide information and support for refugee claimants during their claim process; ‘Arts Making in Community’: Helps clients heal in the community through connecting them to their internal experiences; Move & Relax’: A trauma-in… Show more
Vancouver Association for the Survivors of Torture (VAST) conducts individual therapy sessions for Refugee Refugee Claimant Temporary Foreign Worker and Youth clients who are survivors of torture and trauma (in line with the definitions of the UN Convention Against Torture). VAST also runs ongoing daily weekly and monthly groups including: 'Getting Through It' to provide information and support for refugee claimants during their claim process; ‘Arts Making in Community’: Helps clients heal in the community through connecting them to their internal experiences; Move & Relax’: A trauma-informed group using body movements to release psychological trauma stored in the body; ‘VAST Outdoors': Facilitates local hiking or walking trips for therapeutic benefits; The ‘Survivors Advocates’ program: Initiated in partnership with the UN and later with IRCT. Capacity building for emerging leaders and client advocates; The ‘Cultural Broker Certification Program Focused on Arabic Speaking’ Trains Arabic speaking people to support Arabic speaking newcomers to settle in Canada while bridging the cultural gap between them and service providers. The ‘Women’s Survivors Resource Network’ program which is for women coming from situations of armed conflict and violence who wish to support women who have been in similar situations. The Research and Knowledge Center promotes research on torture prevention and human rights issues. This knowledge is shared via online and in-person workshops delivered to the Settlement Healthcare Education and Legal sectors throughout BC and Canada. In 2024 VAST activities were conducted in person and virtually.
New programs
VAST expanded in-person services to Abbotsford and launched peer-led healing circles in response to the ongoing crisis in Palestine and Israel. Our anti-racism and detention-focused advocacy grew stronger alongside province-wide trauma-informed trainings that equipped frontline workers across BC. We also released the 7th edition of Voices Against Torture sharing powerful frontline perspectives on global refugee mental health and human rights.
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.
96¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 96¢ 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 96¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
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 ↗ · what this means
0.4 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)$1.3M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)2%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
52%
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
2%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
52%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
47%
T3010 remainder ÷ 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 | $464K | 96¢ | 4% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $781K | 96¢ | 4% | 0.8 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $935K | 93¢ | 7% | 0.3 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.0M | 94¢ | 6% | 0.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.6M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.2 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.3M | 96¢ | 4% | 0.4 yr |
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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)
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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Board of directors
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- Borghese, MatthewCo-chairarm's length
- Sabet-Rasekh, SonyaCo-chairarm's length
- Lopez, NickTreasurerarm's length
- Yau, MichelleDirectorarm's length
- Dangerfield, AmeliaSecretaryarm's length
- Sarwari, SedigaDirectorarm's length
- Zaidalkilani, MunaCo-chairarm's length
- Mian, SamrahMember-at-Largearm's length
- Vulimiri, AmitaDirectorarm's length
- Miller, KennethDirectorarm's length
- Lay, Katherine JeanDirectorarm'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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