THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WRITERS FESTIVAL SOCIETY
Charitable organizationArts·202 - 1398 CARTWRIGHT ST · VANCOUVER, BC · V6H 3R8·BN 122605678RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
THE VANCOUVER WRITERS FEST IS ONE OF NORTH AMERICA'A PREMIER PRODUCERS OF LITERARY EVENTS. THE SOCIETY PRESENTS AN ANNUAL WEEK-LONG FESTIVAL IN LATE OCTOBER THE INCITE READING SERIES IN THE SPRING AND A HOST OF OTHER LITERARY AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VANCOUVER WRITES FEST ACTIVITIES ATTRACT 22 000+ READERS OF ALL AGES ANNUALLY. WRITERSFEST.BC.CA
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)46¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 46¢ 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)54%
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)1.3 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)$1.7M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)12%
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)37%
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 | $1.4M | 69¢ | 31% | 0.5 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.1M | 60¢ | 40% | 1.4 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.3M | 59¢ | 41% | 0.8 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.3M | 51¢ | 49% | 0.7 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.7M | 42¢ | 58% | 1.4 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.7M | 46¢ | 54% | 1.3 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
17 directors reported · 17 of 17at arm's length
- BLACKWELL, MICHELLEDIRECTORarm's length
- BRODDLE, ALISONDIRECTORarm's length
- CUMMING, PATDIRECTORarm's length
- DEMBO, JAIDENDIRECTORarm's length
- GILMORE, KARENCHAIRarm's length
- IANNACONE, JULIEDIRECTORarm's length
- LOUGHLIN, BENITATREASURERarm's length
- TORNES, STEVEDIRECTORarm's length
- WHITE, CAROLINEDIRECTORarm's length
- WONG, SONIADIRECTORarm's length
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- ATUKORALA, DEEPTHIDIRECTORarm's length
- BOURNE, AVALONDIRECTORarm's length
- BHURKE, SANIKADIRECTORarm's length
- GETZ, DANIELDIRECTORarm's length
- PANZO, ANNADIRECTORarm's length
- STIRK, JILLIANDIRECTORarm's length
- JONES, ALEXIAFORMER CHAIRarm'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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