COMOX VALLEY TRANSITION SOCIETY
Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·625 ENGLAND AVE · COURTENAY, BC · V9N 2N5·BN 133425058RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
LILLI HOUSE OR TRANSITION HOUSE IS A PLACE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE FLEEING ABUSE TO COME FOR SAFETY AND SUPPORT AND TO TRANSITION INTO A LIFE FREE FROM VIOLENCE. CONNECT WARMING CENTRE PROVIDES A SAFE WELCOMING SPACE FOR VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING OR AT-RISK OF EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IT IS A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ESCAPE INCLEMENT WEATHER ACCESS BATHROOMS ENJOY LIGHT REFRESHMENTS ACCESS WIFI AND BE CONNECTED TO OTHER SUPPORTS. THE GOAL OF CONNECT IS TO HELP REDUCE HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY ASSIST THEM IN OBTAINING AND MAI… Show more
LILLI HOUSE OR TRANSITION HOUSE IS A PLACE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE FLEEING ABUSE TO COME FOR SAFETY AND SUPPORT AND TO TRANSITION INTO A LIFE FREE FROM VIOLENCE. CONNECT WARMING CENTRE PROVIDES A SAFE WELCOMING SPACE FOR VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING OR AT-RISK OF EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. IT IS A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ESCAPE INCLEMENT WEATHER ACCESS BATHROOMS ENJOY LIGHT REFRESHMENTS ACCESS WIFI AND BE CONNECTED TO OTHER SUPPORTS. THE GOAL OF CONNECT IS TO HELP REDUCE HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY ASSIST THEM IN OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING HOUSING.
New programs
SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES FUNDED BY MPSSG PROVIDES SUPPORT INFORMATION REFERRALS CRISIS SERVICES ACCOMPANIMENT TO HOSPITAL FOR FORENSIC AND HEALTH EXAMS THIRD PARTY REPORTING AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM NAVIGATION FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. HOMELESS SUPPORT SERVICES WITH SUPPORT FROM BC HOUSING WE PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE HOSUING TO OUR UNHOUSED AND HIGH RISK COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS IS THE ROLL OVER PROGRAM FROM THE COVID 19 TEMPORARY PROGRAM LOCATED IN THE TRAVEL LODGE.
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)—
Not computable from this filing.
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)89%
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)—
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)$10.5M
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 ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)74%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $3.3M | 57¢ | 13% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $3.4M | 60¢ | 12% | 0.6 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $4.2M | 72¢ | 11% | 0.5 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $5.3M | 73¢ | 10% | 0.4 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $6.9M | 74¢ | 10% | 0.4 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $10.5M | — | 89% | — |
| 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
No director records in this filing.
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