VANCOUVER FIRE FIGHTERS' CHARITABLE SOCIETY
Public foundationFoundations·300 - 1060 AUSTIN AVE · COQUITLAM, BC · V3K 3P3·BN 867412132RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-04-30
This is a foundation: it mostly grants money to other charities, so program-spending ratios are the wrong lens. We show the share of spending disbursed to qualified donees instead.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
RAISE FUND FOR CERTAIN CHARITIES WHO CARRY OUT MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE RESEARCH - ASSISTED MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY TRAUMATIC WOUNDS INJURIES OR INCIDENTS THROUGH REFERRALS TO BURN ORGANIZATIONS - GIVE BURSARIES TO STUDENTS OF VANCOUVER - SPORTS EQUIPMENT DONATION - LUNCH DONATION PROGRAM - HEALTH PROGRAM
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.
Disbursed to qualified donees
T1 · computed (open data)19%
Per its F2024 T3010, this share of total spending went to other registered charities.
T3010 line 5050 ÷ 5100 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)41%
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)4.4 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)$1.1M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)48%
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)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 ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-30 | $705K | 67¢ | 33% | 3.4 yr |
| 2020-04-30 | $675K | 61¢ | 39% | 4.3 yr |
| 2021-04-30 | $617K | 64¢ | 23% | 4.6 yr |
| 2022-04-30 | $548K | 78¢ | 22% | 4.1 yr |
| 2023-04-30 | $889K | 64¢ | 36% | 4 yr |
| 2024-04-30 | $1.1M | 59¢ | 41% | 4.4 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)
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
4 directors reported · 4 of 4at arm's length
- WEEKS, ROBERTDIRECTORarm's length
- GENGE, DARRENDIRECTORarm's length
- SHERRIFF, ADRIANDIRECTORarm's length
- AUSTIN, DICKSONDIRECTORarm'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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