VANCOUVER ISLAND SOCIETY FOR ADAPTIVE SNOWSPORTS
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·PO BOX 3556 STN MAIN · COURTENAY, BC · V9N 6Z8·BN 141123141RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-04-30
Cents to cause T1
100¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
0%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
2.5 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$119K
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 Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports?
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Is Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 141123141RR0001. 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 Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 3556 STN MAIN, COURTENAY, BC, V9N 6Z8. Source.
What does Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "The Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports (VISAS) served 271 students with a volunteer cadre of 100+ instructors. The programme delivered an opportunity for students with physical and/or cognitive disabilities to experience and be trained in both downhill and cross-country skiing in a safe and…" Full program description.
How much of Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $119K (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 Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports (VISAS) served 271 students with a volunteer cadre of 100+ instructors. The programme delivered an opportunity for students with physical and/or cognitive disabilities to experience and be trained in both downhill and cross-country skiing in a safe and fully-inclusive environment. Based at the Mount Washington Alpine Resort the programme was operational 7-day-per-week during the mountain’s winter season. In addition to an extensive drop-in programme VISAS offered several structured training sessions including a full-week Snow Festival… Show more
The Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports (VISAS) served 271 students with a volunteer cadre of 100+ instructors. The programme delivered an opportunity for students with physical and/or cognitive disabilities to experience and be trained in both downhill and cross-country skiing in a safe and fully-inclusive environment. Based at the Mount Washington Alpine Resort the programme was operational 7-day-per-week during the mountain’s winter season. In addition to an extensive drop-in programme VISAS offered several structured training sessions including a full-week Snow Festival for beginners a week-long Veterans Festival for disabled/ill veterans a Snowsports Development programme for skill advancement and a Have-A-Go programme for those just wanting to try snowsports before joining our regular programme. Our volunteers also take courses during the season to upgrade and maintain their teaching skills both on-mountain and/or travelling to other mountains participating in summits and festivals with other instructors from other mountains with adaptive programs.
New programs
Nil
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.
100¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 100¢ 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 100¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0%
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
2.5 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)$119K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)31%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
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 ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
31%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
69%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-30 | $61K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2020-04-30 | $84K | 100¢ | 0% | — |
| 2021-04-30 | $84K | 100¢ | — | — |
| 2022-04-30 | $41K | 341¢✱ | 135% | — |
| 2023-04-30 | $106K | 83¢ | 17% | 2.3 yr |
| 2024-04-30 | $119K | 100¢ | 0% | 2.5 yr |
| trend |
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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
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Braconnier, SebastienPresidentarm's length
- Hollis, James BTreasurerarm's length
- Milne, RobertVice Presidentarm's length
- Devereux, NathalieSecretaryarm's length
- Egan, CatheNordic Directorarm's length
- Madsen, TonyProgram Coordinatorarm's length
- French, WayneDirector at Largearm's length
- Proracki, RobertDirector at Largearm's length
- Brown, Todd TDirector at Largearm'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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