WEST KOOTENAY WOMENS ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·420 MILL ST · NELSON, BC · V1L 4R9·BN 119294122RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
95¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
5%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.6 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$207K
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 West Kootenay Womens Association?
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Is West Kootenay Womens Association a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 119294122RR0001. 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 West Kootenay Womens Association located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 420 MILL ST, NELSON, BC, V1L 4R9. Source.
What does West Kootenay Womens Association do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The primary program of the West Kootenay Women's Association is the Drop-in Resource and Referral Program. This program is currently offered three days a week and supports approximately 300 women gender-diverse individuals and children annually. We support approximately 170 service user interactions each month…" Full program description.
How much of West Kootenay Womens Association's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is West Kootenay Womens Association?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $207K (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's under $1M revenue band, alongside 27,629 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The primary program of the West Kootenay Women's Association is the Drop-in Resource and Referral Program. This program is currently offered three days a week and supports approximately 300 women gender-diverse individuals and children annually. We support approximately 170 service user interactions each month through drop-in. Drop-in offers a safe space to receive support information a nutritious meal access to the food hamper program free clothing store peer support counseling and referrals to outside agencies for support with sexual assault sexual health housing poverty and le… Show more
The primary program of the West Kootenay Women's Association is the Drop-in Resource and Referral Program. This program is currently offered three days a week and supports approximately 300 women gender-diverse individuals and children annually. We support approximately 170 service user interactions each month through drop-in. Drop-in offers a safe space to receive support information a nutritious meal access to the food hamper program free clothing store peer support counseling and referrals to outside agencies for support with sexual assault sexual health housing poverty and legal issues.. In addition to these services we offer a comprehensive volunteer training program that introduces volunteers to topics such as feminism inclusion anti-oppression self-care conflict resolution and information about other resources in our community. We also facilitate a youth empowerment program for girls and gender diverse individuals aged 8-16 addressing health sexuality inclusion empowerment education skill development social media awareness and more. We empower our community and provide support to those in need through our unique programs. Our Vision is Equality in a world free of oppression.
New programs
No new programs in year.
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.
95¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ 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; 89¢ among those its size (under $1M).
this charity 95¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
5%
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
0.6 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 (under $1M, 27,629): median 1 yr; 14% 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)$207K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)6%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
24%
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
6%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
24%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
71%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $133K | 89¢ | 11% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $118K | 100¢ | 0% | 0.8 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $85K | 87¢ | 13% | — |
| 2022-03-31 | $95K | 91¢ | 9% | — |
| 2023-03-31 | $135K | 91¢ | 9% | 1 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $207K | 95¢ | 5% | 0.6 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
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- Chappell, SuzzanneeDirectorarm's length
- Marsland, KerryTreasurerarm's length
- Deverall, VanessaDirectorarm's length
- Kafrissen, KaiDirectorarm's length
- McCabe, ZoeDirectorarm's length
- Deynaka, ChristineDirectorarm's length
- Southham, MeganDirectorarm's length
- Penfound, LaurenDirectorarm's length
- DeWitt, DeenaDirectorarm's length
- Batra, Jaspreet KaurDirectorarm'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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