SWEDEN HOUSE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationPublic amenities·25 - 555 RAVEN WOODS DR · NORTH VANCOUVER, BC · V7G 0A4·BN 830694642RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
Cents to cause T1
8¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
—
not in this filing
Reserves T1
212.9 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$24K
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 Sweden House Society?
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Is Sweden House Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 830694642RR0001. 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 Sweden House Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 25 - 555 RAVEN WOODS DR, NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, V7G 0A4. Source.
What does Sweden House Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We support the Swedish Culture at the Scandinavian Centre the Swedish Rest Home Swedish School and language; scholarships for tertiary education of any nature; donations/gifts to programmes associated with the Society as wells the the Midsummer Festival the Christmas Fair the Spring Clean up and the Volunteer…" Full program description.
How much of Sweden House Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 8¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Sweden House Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $24K (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
We support the Swedish Culture at the Scandinavian Centre the Swedish Rest Home Swedish School and language; scholarships for tertiary education of any nature; donations/gifts to programmes associated with the Society as wells the the Midsummer Festival the Christmas Fair the Spring Clean up and the Volunteer Centre Luncheon as well as other participation in the community. This year we approved three scholarships for a total of $7 5000.00. We received charitable donations of $5 600.00 $ 600.00 of which was earmarked from three donors for new pavers for the front walk of the Scandin… Show more
We support the Swedish Culture at the Scandinavian Centre the Swedish Rest Home Swedish School and language; scholarships for tertiary education of any nature; donations/gifts to programmes associated with the Society as wells the the Midsummer Festival the Christmas Fair the Spring Clean up and the Volunteer Centre Luncheon as well as other participation in the community. This year we approved three scholarships for a total of $7 5000.00. We received charitable donations of $5 600.00 $ 600.00 of which was earmarked from three donors for new pavers for the front walk of the Scandinavian Community Centre and the balance $5 000.00 to be used as the Board determines which has been earmarked for 2025 for the front walk Ramp for better access to the Community Centre. The Midsummer Festival was held June 22-23 the Christmas Fair was held November 16-17 and and the Spring Clean Up was May 11 and while Sweden House did not contribute specific funds other than mentioned above many members participated with time and energy towards the the early set up the days of participation and the time of clean up. The scholarship programme is ongoing. The Board has voted to increase the Scholarship amounts beginning in 2025 to $3 000.00 per scholarship.
New programs
A new fundraising programme is being discussed for 2025 to assist the Scandinavian Centre to assist with future needs.
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.
8¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 8¢ 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 8¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
212.9 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)$24K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)23%
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
23%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
77%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $19K | 13¢ | 87% | — |
| 2020-12-31 | $16K | 19¢ | 7% | — |
| 2021-12-31 | $10K | — | — | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $19K | 63¢ | 37% | 22.1 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $22K | 18¢ | — | 47.5 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $24K | 8¢ | — | 212.9 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
11 directors reported · 11 of 11at arm's length
- Walkinshaw, Carole MDirector & Treasurerarm's length
- Tornquist, AnnaKarinDirector & Presidentarm's length
- Carina, SpencerDirector and Vice Presidentarm's length
- Brandon, Bung WDirector & Secretaryarm's length
- Blackwood, KarmenDirectorarm's length
- Carlson, Dorothy MDirectorarm's length
- Doyle, Austin CDirectorarm's length
- Kergan, AmmabelleDirectorarm's length
- Nordin, JanDirectorarm's length
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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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