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Volunteer Success

Private foundationCommunity resource·51 ROSE GREEN DR · THORNHILL, ON · L4J 4R8·BN 799650312RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-06-30

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Disbursed to charities T1

—

not in this filing

Operating overhead T1

9%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.7 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$715K

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

This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.

Common questions

How do I donate to Volunteer Success?

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Is Volunteer Success a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 799650312RR0001. 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 Volunteer Success located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 51 ROSE GREEN DR, THORNHILL, ON, L4J 4R8. Source.

What does Volunteer Success do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "OUR DEVELOPMENT TEAM (WHICH INCLUDES A BACKEND DEVELOPER FRONTEND DEVELOPER AND A UX/UI DESIGNER) COMPLEATED THE DESIGN AND INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ONLINE VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT PLATFORM AND COMPLEMENTRY MOBILE APPLICATION.FOR REGISTERED CANADIAN CHARITIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THIS ONLINE PLATFORM…" Full program description.

How big is Volunteer Success?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $715K (F2024).

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

OUR DEVELOPMENT TEAM (WHICH INCLUDES A BACKEND DEVELOPER FRONTEND DEVELOPER AND A UX/UI DESIGNER) COMPLEATED THE DESIGN AND INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ONLINE VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT PLATFORM AND COMPLEMENTRY MOBILE APPLICATION.FOR REGISTERED CANADIAN CHARITIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THIS ONLINE PLATFORM CURRENTLY ENABLES ORGANIZATIONS TO REGISTERAN ACCOUNT CREATE A PROFILE PAGE POST THEIR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ACCEPT INITIAL APPLICATION FROM POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS REVIEW POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS' RESUMES AND OTHER INFORMATION CORRESPOND WITH INTERESTED POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS AND ACCEPT … Show more

OUR DEVELOPMENT TEAM (WHICH INCLUDES A BACKEND DEVELOPER FRONTEND DEVELOPER AND A UX/UI DESIGNER) COMPLEATED THE DESIGN AND INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ONLINE VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT PLATFORM AND COMPLEMENTRY MOBILE APPLICATION.FOR REGISTERED CANADIAN CHARITIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THIS ONLINE PLATFORM CURRENTLY ENABLES ORGANIZATIONS TO REGISTERAN ACCOUNT CREATE A PROFILE PAGE POST THEIR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ACCEPT INITIAL APPLICATION FROM POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS REVIEW POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS' RESUMES AND OTHER INFORMATION CORRESPOND WITH INTERESTED POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERS AND ACCEPT THEM AS A NEW VOLUNTEER OR PROVIDE THEM ADDITIONAL APPLICATION INFORMATION OR DECLINE THEIR APPLICATION AS A VOLUNTEER.PEOPLE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES CAN SEARCH THE POSTED OPPORTUNITIES NARROW THEIR SEARCH BY FILTERING THERESULTS AND COMMENCE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS THROUGH OUR PLATFORM.OUR DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEERISM HAS BEEN ENGAGING WITH REGISTERED CHARITIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS CANADA TO EXPLORE THEIR NEEDS AND PAIN-POINTS WITH REGARDS TO VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT. IN APRIL 2022 WE STARTED DOING GROUP PRESENTATIONS (ONLINE) TO INTRODUCE OUR PLATFORM AND CONDUCT A NEEDS-ASSESMENT TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING HOW OUR PLATFORMSHOULD EVOLVE TO MEET THEIR ONGOING NEEDS. BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED WE HAS ALSO BEEN WRITING SOURCING AND PUBLISHING INFORMATIVE BEST PRACTICE DOCUMENTS IN OUR RESCOURCE AND LEARNING CENTRE DIVISION OF OUR PLATFORM TO SUPPORTVOLUNTEERISM. THESE INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTS RANGE FROM HOW TO MANAGE YOUR VOLUNTEERS FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO GUIDING YOUTH ON HOW TO FIND AN ENGAGING

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.

Disbursed to qualified donees

T1 · computed (open data)

—

Not computable from this filing: the gifts-to-qualified-donees line (5050) or total (5100) is missing or outside the possible range.

T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

9%

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)

0.7 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)

$715K

Last-reported total revenue.

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

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

67%

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)

12%

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

    67%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    12%

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

  • Other revenueT1

    21%

    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.

Similar charities

Same CRA category, revenue within 20× of this one, and the closest program descriptions in their own filings. A shortlist to compare, not a ranking.

Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length

  • SHOMAIR, ARIarm's length
  • LEVY, ANDREWCHAIRMANarm's length
  • POSSERMAN, BRIANTREASURERarm'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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