BLIND BEGINNINGS SOCIETY
Charitable organizationCore health care·2411 PENDER ST E · VANCOUVER, BC · V5K 2B2·BN 813290616RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
In 2024 Blind Beginnings continued to offer programs workshops counselling and support groups for children and youth who are blind or partially sighted in BC and their families. Our programs are delivered virtually and in person. We ran our in person summer camp for children teens and their parents/guardians and siblings We ran our virtual Creating Confidence workshop series and an in person LIFT (Life Skills Instructions for Teens) We continued our Community Discovery program in the Lower Mainland and Interior of BC and on Vancouver Island. We ran our Youth Leadership & Pre-employment… Show more
In 2024 Blind Beginnings continued to offer programs workshops counselling and support groups for children and youth who are blind or partially sighted in BC and their families. Our programs are delivered virtually and in person. We ran our in person summer camp for children teens and their parents/guardians and siblings We ran our virtual Creating Confidence workshop series and an in person LIFT (Life Skills Instructions for Teens) We continued our Community Discovery program in the Lower Mainland and Interior of BC and on Vancouver Island. We ran our Youth Leadership & Pre-employment program for teens in person over a 3 day weekend as well as continuing the monthly virtual component. We also continued to offer individual counselling and support groups for kids teens and parents - all which was done virtually in 2024. We held a family retreat
New programs
We were awarded a Ministry of Children and Family Development Service Contract on April 1 2024 to provide Early Intervention Services for children aged birth to 5 and their parents across BC.
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)80¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 80¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
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)20%
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)0.3 yr
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)$625K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)7%
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)49%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $485K | 70¢ | 30% | 0.8 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $490K | 68¢ | 32% | 1.6 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $414K | 77¢ | 23% | 1.4 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $565K | 75¢ | 25% | 1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $520K | 72¢ | 28% | 0.8 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $625K | 80¢ | 20% | 0.3 yr |
| 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
13 directors reported · 13 of 13at arm's length
- Marion, RichardPast Presidentarm's length
- Johnson, KathieVice Presidentarm's length
- Gatenyo, AmitMember at Largearm's length
- Kropp, TamaraTreasurerarm's length
- Merino, FernandoMember at Largearm's length
- McDonald, LouiseMember at Largearm's length
- Podealuk, JordanSecretaryarm's length
- Cousins, AcaciaYouth Representitivearm's length
- Lawson, ShawnaPresidentarm's length
- Moroney, PeterMember at Largearm's length
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- Schurman, LeesaMember at Largearm's length
- Singh, JugaadYouth Representativearm's length
- Sleath, RobMember 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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