BUDDY CHECK FOR JESSE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationSupportive health care·301 - 1600 BAY ST · VICTORIA, BC · V8R 2B6·BN 737437079RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
99¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
1%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.7 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$79K
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 Buddy Check for Jesse Society?
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Is Buddy Check for Jesse Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 737437079RR0001. 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 Buddy Check for Jesse Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 301 - 1600 BAY ST, VICTORIA, BC, V8R 2B6. Source.
What does Buddy Check for Jesse Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "During the fiscal period of April 1 2023 to March 31 2024 Buddy Check for Jesse (BCFJ) carried out new and ongoing programs/activities consistent with our CRA mission statement as follows. ‐Regular/consistent social media presence (IG FB Tw Website) promoting education brand awareness (building momentum…" Full program description.
How much of Buddy Check for Jesse Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 99¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Buddy Check for Jesse Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $79K (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
During the fiscal period of April 1 2023 to March 31 2024 Buddy Check for Jesse (BCFJ) carried out new and ongoing programs/activities consistent with our CRA mission statement as follows. ‐Regular/consistent social media presence (IG FB Tw Website) promoting education brand awareness (building momentum consistent with our mission). ‐Supported large sport association BCFJ program roll‐outs with Hockey Manitoba BC Hockey. ‐Numerous smaller event support with High School Varsity sports in the BC Interior mainland BC and the South Island locally. ‐BCFJ on‐line presentations with viaS… Show more
During the fiscal period of April 1 2023 to March 31 2024 Buddy Check for Jesse (BCFJ) carried out new and ongoing programs/activities consistent with our CRA mission statement as follows. ‐Regular/consistent social media presence (IG FB Tw Website) promoting education brand awareness (building momentum consistent with our mission). ‐Supported large sport association BCFJ program roll‐outs with Hockey Manitoba BC Hockey. ‐Numerous smaller event support with High School Varsity sports in the BC Interior mainland BC and the South Island locally. ‐BCFJ on‐line presentations with viaSport and 'For the Love of the Game'. ‐oversight and support of our partnership with the District of North Vancouver Charitable Firefighters Society. ‐Expansion and purchase of Buddy Check for Jesse branded items for distribution to youth athletes consistent with our mission statement. ‐Oversight of all existing new volunteers/ambassadors. We have very few directly connected with us and they/we provide simple instruction/guidelines/resources to the sport groups to deliver our impactful message. We keep our direct volunteer hours limited and task/program specific to carry out our mission. BCFJ has no employees. ‐BCFJ has ongoing communication with new and existing sport associations locally and across Canada in various stages of planning for future program delivery. This was/is always with oversight of local volunteers and/or resources/merchandise supplied by BCFJ and direction of program through all sport associations/groups by BCFJ.
New programs
None.
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.
99¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 99¢ 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 99¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
1%
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
0.7 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)$79K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)51%
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
51%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
49%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2022–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-31 | $117K | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | $116K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.7 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $79K | 99¢ | 1% | 0.7 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
7 directors reported · 4 of 7at arm's length
- Gershman, StuartPresidentnot at arm's length
- Green, NicoleSecretarynot at arm's length
- Gershman, MaxDirector at Largenot at arm's length
- Goulet, LindsayDirector at Largearm's length
- White, JeremieDirector at Largearm's length
- Gershman, MichaelDirector at Largearm's length
- Makery, KristinaDirector 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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