VANCOUVER EMERGENCY COMMUNITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION
Charitable organizationCommunity resource·3301 PENDER ST E · VANCOUVER, BC · V5K 5J3·BN 861965416RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-10-31
Cents to cause T1
88¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
12%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
—
not in this filing
Revenue T1
$12K
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 Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization?
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Is Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 861965416RR0001. 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 Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 3301 PENDER ST E, VANCOUVER, BC, V5K 5J3. Source.
What does Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "VANCOUVER EMERGENCY COMMUNITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATIONS (VECTOR) IS A 100% VOLUNTEER-RUN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM NOW IN ITS 22ND YEAR OF UNINTERRUPTED PROGRAM DELIVERY. OUR COMMUNITY IS MADE UP OF OVER 670 000 RESIDENTS AND MILLIONS OF VISITORS EACH YEAR TO THE CITY OF VANCOUVER. VECTOR WAS ESTABLISHED…" Full program description.
How much of Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 88¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $12K (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
VANCOUVER EMERGENCY COMMUNITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATIONS (VECTOR) IS A 100% VOLUNTEER-RUN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM NOW IN ITS 22ND YEAR OF UNINTERRUPTED PROGRAM DELIVERY. OUR COMMUNITY IS MADE UP OF OVER 670 000 RESIDENTS AND MILLIONS OF VISITORS EACH YEAR TO THE CITY OF VANCOUVER. VECTOR WAS ESTABLISHED TO AID THE COMMUNITY IN TIMES OF DISASTER AND OTHER CIVIL EMERGENCIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINED AND FEDERALLY LICENSED RADIO COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEERS WHO OPERATE A DIVERSE NETWORK OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ABLE TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY UNDER CHALLENGING CONDITI… Show more
VANCOUVER EMERGENCY COMMUNITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATIONS (VECTOR) IS A 100% VOLUNTEER-RUN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM NOW IN ITS 22ND YEAR OF UNINTERRUPTED PROGRAM DELIVERY. OUR COMMUNITY IS MADE UP OF OVER 670 000 RESIDENTS AND MILLIONS OF VISITORS EACH YEAR TO THE CITY OF VANCOUVER. VECTOR WAS ESTABLISHED TO AID THE COMMUNITY IN TIMES OF DISASTER AND OTHER CIVIL EMERGENCIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINED AND FEDERALLY LICENSED RADIO COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEERS WHO OPERATE A DIVERSE NETWORK OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT ABLE TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY UNDER CHALLENGING CONDITIONS AND IN PARTICULAR TO BRIDGE THE GAP WHEN NORMAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE FAILED OR HAVE INSUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A WIDESPREAD CRISIS SITUATION. THE VECTOR PROGRAM DESIGNS BUILDS MAINTAINS AND OPERATES A COMPLEX TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK. PART OF THE PROGRAM ALSO RECRUITS AND TRAIN VOLUNTEERS TO STAFF AND MANAGE THE PROGRAM AND OPERATE THE NETWORK TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SERVICES AS REQUIRED. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS TO OFFER BACKUP EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AND SERVE AGENCY PARTNERS AS REQUIRED. IN THE EVENT OF A WIDESPREAD OR OTHER MAJOR EMERGENCY THE VECTOR PROGRAM TEAM OF MORE THAN 100 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE INTEGRATION OF HUNDREDS OR EVEN THOUSANDS OF CONVERGENT VOLUNTEERS THAT WILL EMERGE FROM THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
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.
88¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 88¢ 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 88¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
12%
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
—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$12K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)9%
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
9%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
0%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
91%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-31 | $40K | 97¢ | 3% | — |
| 2020-10-31 | $35K | 91¢ | 9% | — |
| 2021-10-31 | $11K | 97¢ | 3% | — |
| 2022-10-31 | $8K | 91¢ | 9% | — |
| 2023-10-31 | $22K | 89¢ | 11% | — |
| 2024-10-31 | $12K | 88¢ | 12% | — |
| 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
7 directors reported · 7 of 7at arm's length
- NERI, JESSEPRESIDENTarm's length
- POGUE, DARRYLVICE PRESIDENTarm's length
- TAI, ANTHONYTREASURERarm's length
- SIBBLE, HARONDELSECRETARYarm's length
- HURTADO, TAMARADIRECTORarm's length
- JANG, LISDIRECTORarm's length
- GILL, PAULarm'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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