VANCOUVER BOTANICAL GARDENS ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·5251 OAK ST · VANCOUVER, BC · V6M 4H1·BN 119281301RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Together with the City of Vancouver Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association operates VanDusen Botanical Garden and Bloedel Conservatory. We provide education programming and research access to a Botanical Library Membership services Volunteer programs Fundraising to support programming and Garden and Conservatory projects. We educate and connect families adults youth and children to plants nature and sustainability through hands-on and online classes and programs. We champion learning about and honoring Indigenous Nations’ relationship and knowledge of the natural world. We offer burs… Show more
Together with the City of Vancouver Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association operates VanDusen Botanical Garden and Bloedel Conservatory. We provide education programming and research access to a Botanical Library Membership services Volunteer programs Fundraising to support programming and Garden and Conservatory projects. We educate and connect families adults youth and children to plants nature and sustainability through hands-on and online classes and programs. We champion learning about and honoring Indigenous Nations’ relationship and knowledge of the natural world. We offer bursaries to schools teachers children and families who otherwise could not attend our programing. We provide professional development that empowers teachers to educate their students on the importance of nature and sustainability and Indigenous programming leading to a ripple effect in our school communities. We provide volunteer-led guided tours and interactive and interpretive experiences connecting visitors of all ages to nature enhancing understanding of the natural world and the role we play in it.
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)73¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 73¢ 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)27%
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)2.1 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)$3.1M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $1.8M | 59¢ | 41% | 2.4 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.7M | 65¢ | 35% | 2.8 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.4M | 79¢ | 28% | 3.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.7M | 65¢ | 35% | 2.8 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $3.2M | 65¢ | 35% | 3 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.1M | 73¢ | 27% | 2.1 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 ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
18 directors reported · 18 of 18at arm's length
- KLUCKNER, PAULDIRECTORarm's length
- MCCAFFREY, CHRISTINEDIRECTORarm's length
- WITTER, SUSANSECRETARYarm's length
- COPPING, ANN-MARIEPRESIDENTarm's length
- CLARK, TERRIDIRECTORarm's length
- WHITE, ANGELADIRECTORarm's length
- MANNING, BILLDIRECTORarm's length
- HUANG, VICTORDIRECTORarm's length
- NESBITT, COLLEENDIRECTORarm's length
- TAYLOR, ELIZABETHDIRECTORarm's length
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- HICKS, ANNATREASURERarm's length
- HARRIS, JAMESDIRECTORarm's length
- BOYLES, TERRY ANNEVICE-PRESIDENTarm's length
- COUPAR, JOHNDIRECTORarm's length
- CHAN, JASONDIRECTORarm's length
- LITTLE, DAVIDDIRECTORarm's length
- OZIMEC, BARBARADIRECTORarm's length
- TABATABAYI, AMINDIRECTORarm'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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