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BURNABY SENIORS OUTREACH SERVICES SOCIETY

Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·5 - 2055 ROSSER AVE · BURNABY, BC · V5C 0H1·BN 130651268RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31

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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

$224K

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 Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society?

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Is Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 130651268RR0001. 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 Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 5 - 2055 ROSSER AVE, BURNABY, BC, V5C 0H1. Source.

What does Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Promote the emotional health and well-being of seniors through the support of their peers thereby enhancing their quality of life encouraging seniors' independence self esteem and individual goals. Programs include: Volunteer Peer support and counselling Caregiver support program - provides education and support…" Full program description.

How much of Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society'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 Burnaby Seniors Outreach Services Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $224K (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

Promote the emotional health and well-being of seniors through the support of their peers thereby enhancing their quality of life encouraging seniors' independence self esteem and individual goals. Programs include: Volunteer Peer support and counselling Caregiver support program - provides education and support to caregivers to reduce stress caused by being a caregiver to a disabled family member Dementia Friendly support program-provides social connection and support for those with memory loss or dementia. Program provides a safe and secure place to receive support along with educatio… Show more

Promote the emotional health and well-being of seniors through the support of their peers thereby enhancing their quality of life encouraging seniors' independence self esteem and individual goals. Programs include: Volunteer Peer support and counselling Caregiver support program - provides education and support to caregivers to reduce stress caused by being a caregiver to a disabled family member Dementia Friendly support program-provides social connection and support for those with memory loss or dementia. Program provides a safe and secure place to receive support along with educational workshops and strategies for their caregivers and family.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

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

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

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)

$224K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

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)

47%

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

    0%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    47%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    52%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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

14 directors reported · 14 of 14at arm's length

  • Wiens, TedVice Chair/Chairarm's length
  • Sandhu, ShyamTreasurer Finance Chairarm's length
  • Babinszki, ColettePolicy & Personnel Chairarm's length
  • Montabello, SueSecretaryarm's length
  • Rakhra, KevinBoard Memberarm's length
  • Romann, AlfredBoard Member/Vice Chairarm's length
  • Yamamoto, KathrynBoard Member/Fundraising Chairarm's length
  • Bahia, RonnieBoard Memberarm's length
  • Sandhu, HarjitBoard Memberarm's length
  • Berggren-Clive, KathyBoard Memberarm's length
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  • Sheriland, RobbinBoard Memberarm's length
  • Zhao, Ying QianBoard Memberarm's length
  • Jain, NikhilTreasurerarm's length
  • Wu, KelvinBoard Memberarm'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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