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BURNABY NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE SOCIETY

Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·4460 BERESFORD STREET · BURNABY, BC · V5H 0B8·BN 873903090RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-08-31

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Cents to cause T1

86¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

14%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.3 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$7.5M

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

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Is Burnaby Neighbourhood House Society a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 873903090RR0001. 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 Burnaby Neighbourhood House Society located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 4460 BERESFORD STREET, BURNABY, BC, V5H 0B8. Source.

What does Burnaby Neighbourhood House Society do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "We provide information & referral and general support to people in our community. We provide low cost activity programs that are run by volunteers. 1 060 volunteers donated 20 033 hours. We provide free family place drop-in at 3 sites (also offered virtually during health pandemic) parenting resources and early…" Full program description.

How much of Burnaby Neighbourhood House Society's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Burnaby Neighbourhood House Society?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $7.5M (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

We provide information & referral and general support to people in our community. We provide low cost activity programs that are run by volunteers. 1 060 volunteers donated 20 033 hours. We provide free family place drop-in at 3 sites (also offered virtually during health pandemic) parenting resources and early literacy. We operate 2 community kitchen programs for low income families. We operate 9 licensed school age childcare centers. We host monthly low cost community dinners. We offer a community-building neighbourhood Small Grants program. We provide 2 levels of leadership training for y… Show more

We provide information & referral and general support to people in our community. We provide low cost activity programs that are run by volunteers. 1 060 volunteers donated 20 033 hours. We provide free family place drop-in at 3 sites (also offered virtually during health pandemic) parenting resources and early literacy. We operate 2 community kitchen programs for low income families. We operate 9 licensed school age childcare centers. We host monthly low cost community dinners. We offer a community-building neighbourhood Small Grants program. We provide 2 levels of leadership training for youth. We provide free after school programs for low income school aged children. We provide ESL conversation classes and multilingual peer support for new immigrants. We provide outreach programs to isolated children families and seniors. We provide a cross-cultural support group for vulnerable seniors. We operate 3 licensed pre-school programs. We provide a community adult literacy program. We operate a second Neighbourhood House in North Burnaby that facilitates our program delivery in the North Burnaby neighbourhoods. We operate food hubs that support low income residents with food security needs. We provide social connection support and food programs for vulnerable seniors who are experiencing isolation and facing multiple barriers. We run Food Services program to support the activities at the Neighbourhood house. We run a Welcoming Seniors Space program to creating welcoming spaces and making referrals to access services for seniors with barriers to participation. We provide Digital Literacy drop-in programs and individualized learning support to vulnerable populations to help with participation in the digital world. We also distribute free digital devices. We provide a Youth Employment program to support youth 15 to 30 yrs with their attachment to employment and education through a employment training program that provides group based workshops and paid work experience. We provide a Settlement Program to deliver settlement and integration services to Newcomers in Burnaby. We provide a gang prevention program for 12-13 year olds called Youth Connections. We provide heat/emergency response program for seniors. We provide early years licensed day care program for 0-4 year olds.

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.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

86¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ 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 86¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

14%

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

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

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)

$7.5M

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

2%

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)

49%

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

    2%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    49%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    49%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. 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

14 directors reported · 14 of 14at arm's length

  • Wiens, TedVice Chair/Chairarm's length
  • Sandhu, ShyamTreasurer Finance Chairarm's length
  • Babinszki, ColettePolicy & Personnel Chairarm's length
  • Montabello, SueSecretaryarm's length
  • Rakhra, KevinBoard Memberarm's length
  • Romann, AlfredBoard Member/Vice Chairarm's length
  • Yamamoto, KathrynBoard Member/Fundraising Chairarm's length
  • Bahia, RonnieBoard Memberarm's length
  • Sandhu, HarjitBoard Memberarm's length
  • Berggren-Clive, KathyBoard Memberarm's length
Show all 14 directors
  • Sheriland, RobbinBoard Memberarm's length
  • Zhao, Ying Qian (Jenny)Board Memberarm's length
  • Jain, NikhilTreasurerarm's length
  • Wu, KelvinBoard 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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Burnaby Neighbourhood House… — 86¢ of each $1 to programs