METCHOSIN SENIORS' ASSOCIATION
Charitable organizationRelief of the aged·1047 - 4495 HAPPY VALLEY RD · VICTORIA, BC · V9C 3Z3·BN 831653431RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
The staff and volunteers of Metchosin Seniors' Association's Seniors’ Resource Centre (MSA/SRC) offer drives for medical needs groceries etc. through the United Way BC Better at Home program to assist older adults to continue to live independently. We offer friendly visits phone calls peer listening social events help with computers and other devices and assistance to find help with tasks like housekeeping or gardening. MSA/SRC provides services such as free hearing tests and it holds a weekly tea for our most vulnerable seniors and assists with a monthly social event. We hold twic… Show more
The staff and volunteers of Metchosin Seniors' Association's Seniors’ Resource Centre (MSA/SRC) offer drives for medical needs groceries etc. through the United Way BC Better at Home program to assist older adults to continue to live independently. We offer friendly visits phone calls peer listening social events help with computers and other devices and assistance to find help with tasks like housekeeping or gardening. MSA/SRC provides services such as free hearing tests and it holds a weekly tea for our most vulnerable seniors and assists with a monthly social event. We hold twice-monthly talks on topics like fraud prevention sleep health elder abuse and FireSmart. We work closely with the Metchosin Fire Department regarding our most vulnerable seniors and along with the Fire Department and a local pharmacy we host an annual flu and COVID shot clinic. In 2024 MSA/SRC had 373 members and 15 volunteers gave over 300 hours of their time driving 2 800 kms.
New programs
Soup lunches where soup is made served and packaged to take home. Planning stages for twice-monthly bus trips to a local mall for shopping and socializing.
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)47¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 47¢ 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)53%
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)$43K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)5%
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)35%
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, 2021–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | $39K | 59¢ | 41% | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $45K | 56¢ | 44% | — |
| 2023-12-31 | $42K | 47¢ | 53% | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $43K | 47¢ | 53% | — |
| 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
9 directors reported · 9 of 9at arm's length
- Chettleburgh, Deirdre EPPresidentarm's length
- Fletcher, Helen FVice-Presidentarm's length
- Schlieper, Kim LTreasurerarm's length
- Jenkins, Sandy GDirectorarm's length
- Carman, Carol JSecretaryarm's length
- Burgis, Jennifer ADirectorarm's length
- Richardson, Sarah GDirectorarm's length
- Hardy, Bonnie JDirectorarm's length
- Fullerton, J. BarrettDirectorarm'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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