GATHERING VOICES SOCIETY
Charitable organizationSupport of schools and education·1200 WATERFRONT CENTRE · 200 BURRARD ST P.O. BOX 48600 · VANCOUVER, BC · V7X 1T2·BN 831086335RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
This charity filed the simplified return, so some figures can't be computed. Fewer numbers, never invented ones.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
YUNESIT’IN FIRE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM – WORKING WITH YUNESIT’IN FIRST NATIONS TO IMPLEMENT A FIRE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM ON THEIR LANDS AND TO DEVELOP A CARBON CREDIT. SEE:SEE VIDEO;?IGWEDEL?ANX ( LEARNING)' AT HTTPS://VIMEO.COM/1077757629 AS WELL AS WORK ON HEALTH AND WELLBEING; HTTPS://VIMEO.COM/1008193740 FIRST NATION ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT NETWORK ( WWW.FNECO.NET)-AN ONLINE KNOWLEDGE SHARING PLATFORM TO BUILD PUBLIC AWARENESS ON FIRST NATIONS STEWARDSHIP. PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC INCLUDE: NIKOLAKIS W. ROSS R.M. &STEFFENSEN V. (2024). HOW BUREAUCRACIES INTERACT WITH INDIGEN… Show more
YUNESIT’IN FIRE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM – WORKING WITH YUNESIT’IN FIRST NATIONS TO IMPLEMENT A FIRE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM ON THEIR LANDS AND TO DEVELOP A CARBON CREDIT. SEE:SEE VIDEO;?IGWEDEL?ANX ( LEARNING)' AT HTTPS://VIMEO.COM/1077757629 AS WELL AS WORK ON HEALTH AND WELLBEING; HTTPS://VIMEO.COM/1008193740 FIRST NATION ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT NETWORK ( WWW.FNECO.NET)-AN ONLINE KNOWLEDGE SHARING PLATFORM TO BUILD PUBLIC AWARENESS ON FIRST NATIONS STEWARDSHIP. PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC INCLUDE: NIKOLAKIS W. ROSS R.M. &STEFFENSEN V. (2024). HOW BUREAUCRACIES INTERACT WITH INDIGENOUS FIR STEWARDSHIP (IFS) : A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK. FIRE ECOLOGY 20 (1) 79. NIKOLAKIS W. GAY V. ROSS R.RM. & NYHAARD A. (2024) NATURAL HAZARDS CLIMATE CHANGE AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND STEWARDSHIP' MOVING TOWARD A RESILIENCE – BASED MODEL. IN OXFORD RESEARCH ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATURAL HAZARD SCIENCE.
New programs
'MONITORING THE EFFECT CULTURAL BURNING ON DEER MOOSE AND GRIZZLY BEAR' A STUDY ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF CULTURAL FIRE ON THE HABITAT AND BEHAVIOURS OF THESE IMPORTANT SPECIES. ' MONITORING THE EFFECT OF CULTURAL BURNING ON VEGETABLES AND FOREST HEALTH ' A STUDY EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF CULTURAL FIRE ON PLANT SPECIES OF IMPORTANCE.
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)—
Not computable from this filing.
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)—
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)—
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)$437K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
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)68%
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 | $176K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $244K | 87¢ | 15% | 0.8 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $285K | 96¢ | 4% | 0.3 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $804K | 95¢ | 5% | 0.4 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $603K | 85¢ | 15% | 0.6 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $437K | — | — | — |
| 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)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
Board of directors
3 directors reported · 3 of 3at arm's length
- BRENNAN, JENNIFERDIRECTORarm's length
- ATLEO, TARA DDIRECTORarm's length
- JACK, JOHN ADIRECTOR CHAIRarm'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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