THE VANCOUVER COMMUNITY NETWORK
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·280-111 WEST HASTINGS ST. · VANCOUVER, BC · V6B 1H4·BN 141017152RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31
This filing's expense lines don't reconcile: program spending (line 5000) plus overhead (5010 + 5020) adds up to more than total spending (4950). Cents-to-cause and overhead can't both be right, and the filing doesn't say which — so this charity is left out of ranked search results for this filing year. We show both figures exactly as filed; read them together with this in mind, or check the public record ↗.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The Vancouver Community Network (VCN) is a member-run non profit established to support and sustain individuals groups and non-government organizations with social aims. We provide free internet dial-up access to the general public as well as free/low cost technical and website development & support computer training and web-hosting for members non-profits and societies. VCN has administered a number of government and community programs including the Community Access Program (CAP) fro Metro Vancouver. We have run the train-the-trainer educational workshops. In 2021-22 we continue… Show more
The Vancouver Community Network (VCN) is a member-run non profit established to support and sustain individuals groups and non-government organizations with social aims. We provide free internet dial-up access to the general public as well as free/low cost technical and website development & support computer training and web-hosting for members non-profits and societies. VCN has administered a number of government and community programs including the Community Access Program (CAP) fro Metro Vancouver. We have run the train-the-trainer educational workshops. In 2021-22 we continued to deliver the Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) program for Innovation Sciences and Social Development Canada as well as the he Street Messaging System. This system uses text messaging to alert those experiencing/struggling with poverty addictions and homelessness about opportunities in their region for food shelter jobs/training harm reduction and community events. We have modified this to use exclusively for newcomers (immigrant and refugee claimants) which works across Canada called Newcommer.info.
New programs
in 2024 We began offering support and delivery of the New Horizon's Digital Skills for Seniors. The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) is a federal grants and contributions program. It provides funding for projects that make a difference in the lives of seniors and in their communities. Program objectives Promote volunteerism among seniors and other generations Engage seniors in the community through the mentoring of others Expand awareness of elder abuse including financial abuse Support the social participation and inclusion of seniors Provide capital assistance for new and existing … Show more
in 2024 We began offering support and delivery of the New Horizon's Digital Skills for Seniors. The New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) is a federal grants and contributions program. It provides funding for projects that make a difference in the lives of seniors and in their communities. Program objectives Promote volunteerism among seniors and other generations Engage seniors in the community through the mentoring of others Expand awareness of elder abuse including financial abuse Support the social participation and inclusion of seniors Provide capital assistance for new and existing community projects and programs for seniors
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)100¢
As filed: 100¢ of each dollar to programs — but this filing's expense lines don't reconcile (see note above).
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)79%
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)$57K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)13%
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)0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-31 | $832K | 5¢ | 14% | 3.8 yr |
| 2020-08-31 | $1.7M | 7¢ | 12% | 8.4 yr |
| 2021-08-31 | $7.1M | 0¢ | 3% | 49.5 yr |
| 2022-08-31 | $5.8M | 100¢ | 7% | — |
| 2023-08-31 | $596K | 2¢ | 37% | 32.9 yr |
| 2024-08-31 | $57K | 100¢ | 79% | — |
| 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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- McLachlan, CraigChairarm's length
- Clark, PatrickDirectorarm's length
- Hamill, NickDirectorarm's length
- Houle, BrendanDirectorarm's length
- Swain, AnthonySecretaryarm's length
- Fountain, ReneeDirectorarm's length
- Waldern, BarbaraDirectorarm'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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