WISH DROP-IN CENTRE SOCIETY
Charitable organizationSupportive health care·334 ALEXANDER ST · VANCOUVER, BC · V6A 1C3·BN 870475563RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
82¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
18%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.3 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$7.4M
Charity Intelligence ★★★★ B · T2
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Common questions
How do I donate to Wish Drop-in Centre Society?
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Is Wish Drop-in Centre Society a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 870475563RR0001. 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 Wish Drop-in Centre Society located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 334 ALEXANDER ST, VANCOUVER, BC, V6A 1C3. Source.
What does Wish Drop-in Centre Society do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "WISH DROP-IN CENTRE SOCIETY IS THE LARGEST SEX WORKER SUPPORT ORGANIZATION IN CANADA AND SERVES WOMEN AND GENDER-DIVERSE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN VANCOUVER'S STREET-BASED SEX TRADE. WISH OPERATES IN VANCOUVER'S DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE PROVIDING LOW-BARRIER PEER-DRIVEN WRAPAROUND SERVICES INCLUDING: THE WISH DROP-IN CENTRE…" Full program description.
How much of Wish Drop-in Centre Society's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Wish Drop-in Centre Society?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $7.4M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
WISH DROP-IN CENTRE SOCIETY IS THE LARGEST SEX WORKER SUPPORT ORGANIZATION IN CANADA AND SERVES WOMEN AND GENDER-DIVERSE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN VANCOUVER'S STREET-BASED SEX TRADE. WISH OPERATES IN VANCOUVER'S DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE PROVIDING LOW-BARRIER PEER-DRIVEN WRAPAROUND SERVICES INCLUDING: THE WISH DROP-IN CENTRE (OPEN 18 HOURS PER DAY 7 DAYS PER WEEK THROUGH WHICH PARTICIPANTS ACCESS A RANGE OF CRITICAL SUPPORTS); CANADA'S FIRST-EVER 24/7 EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR STREET-BASED SEX WORKERS; WISH'S MOBILE ACCESS PROJECT (MAP) VAN THAT PROVIDES CRITICAL OUTREACH SERVICES TO STREET-BASED SEX WORKE… Show more
WISH DROP-IN CENTRE SOCIETY IS THE LARGEST SEX WORKER SUPPORT ORGANIZATION IN CANADA AND SERVES WOMEN AND GENDER-DIVERSE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN VANCOUVER'S STREET-BASED SEX TRADE. WISH OPERATES IN VANCOUVER'S DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE PROVIDING LOW-BARRIER PEER-DRIVEN WRAPAROUND SERVICES INCLUDING: THE WISH DROP-IN CENTRE (OPEN 18 HOURS PER DAY 7 DAYS PER WEEK THROUGH WHICH PARTICIPANTS ACCESS A RANGE OF CRITICAL SUPPORTS); CANADA'S FIRST-EVER 24/7 EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR STREET-BASED SEX WORKERS; WISH'S MOBILE ACCESS PROJECT (MAP) VAN THAT PROVIDES CRITICAL OUTREACH SERVICES TO STREET-BASED SEX WORKERS IN THE DTES AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOODS DAY AND NIGHT; AND THE WISH OUTDOOR SAFE RESPITE WHICH ALSO HOUSES WISH'S HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY WISH RUNS VITAL CAPACITY-BUILDLING PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT STREET-BASED SEX WORKING WOMEN AND GENDER-DIVERSE PEOPLE TO BUILD STABILITY IN THEIR LIVES THROUGH HEALING EDUCATION SKILL-BUILDING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE THE WISH INREACH PROGRAM INDIGENOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM LEARNING CENTRE AND SUPPORTIVE EMPLOYMENT 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. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
82¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 82¢ 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; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).
this charity 82¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
18%
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
0.3 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 ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% 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)$7.4M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)11%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
69%
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
11%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
69%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
21%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $2.5M | 58¢ | 4% | 0.6 yr |
| 2020-03-31 | $2.4M | 72¢ | 28% | 1.1 yr |
| 2021-03-31 | $4.6M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.9 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $6.1M | 87¢ | 13% | 0.4 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $6.6M | 86¢ | 14% | 0.3 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $7.4M | 82¢ | 18% | 0.3 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 ↗
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Overall rating
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence★★★★
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Results reporting
★ T2 · Charity IntelligenceB
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Demonstrated impact
★ T2 · Charity Intelligence—
Not reported in this filing: the return leaves out the lines this figure needs, so we show nothing rather than an estimate.
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Board of directors
10 directors reported · 10 of 10at arm's length
- WAYARA, NICOLLECO-CHAIRarm's length
- GARMS, ZOECO-CHAIRarm's length
- BASRA, NYCKIBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- SMITH, ALESSANDRATREASURERarm's length
- GIBSON, LISABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- GOLDENBERG, MARNIEBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- ATWAL, ARITABOARD MEMBERarm's length
- GILL, RUBYBOARD MEMBERarm's length
- CASEY, LAURENCO-CHAIRarm's length
- GIAN, GRACEBOARD MEMBERarm'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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